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Definition of Lepidochelys
1. Noun. Ridleys.
Exact synonyms: Genus Lepidochelys
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Chelonidae, Cheloniidae, Family Chelonidae, Family Cheloniidae
Member holonyms: Ridley
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Chelonidae, Cheloniidae, Family Chelonidae, Family Cheloniidae
Member holonyms: Ridley
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lepidochelys
Literary usage of Lepidochelys
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hand-list of the Specimens of Shield Reptiles in the British Museum by John Edward Gray (1873)
"lepidochelys OLIVACEA. a. Animal, in spirits ; very young. Philippine Islands.
... lepidochelys olivacea, Gray, PZS 1873. Indian Ocean. plate. c. ..."
2. Bulletin by Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of the Interior, United States Dept. of the Interior, United States National Museum, United States (1907)
"52 (seas of Philippine Us. and of China).—lepidochelys olivacea GIRARD ... Rept.
Mus. Paris, I, 1851, p. 25. 1857. lepidochelys dussumieri GIRARD ..."
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