lepidochelys

Thân thiện

A lepidochelys crawls across a sandy beach to lay its eggs.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A genus of sea turtles: "Lepidochelys" is the scientific genus name for a specific group of sea turtles, commonly known as ridleys. These are medium-sized marine reptiles.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The Lepidochelys genus includes both the Kemp's ridley and the olive ridley sea turtles.
  • Scientists are studying the nesting habits of Lepidochelys.

Advanced Usage

• In taxonomic context: Used primarily in scientific and zoological writing to refer to this specific genus.
  • The conservation status of Lepidochelys kempii is critically endangered.

Variants and Related Words

• Ridley (n): The common name for turtles of the genus Lepidochelys.
  • The ridley turtle came ashore to lay its eggs.

Synonyms

• Ridley turtle: The common name.
• Sea turtle (of the genus Lepidochelys): A more general description specifying the genus.

Different Meanings

• This word has a single, specific meaning as a scientific genus name in zoology. It does not have idiomatic or phrasal verb uses.

Học thuật

Noun

1. ridleys

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Lepidochelys
• genus Lepidochelys