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| Kemp's ri·d·ley [ kèmps rídlee ] |
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marine turtle: a small endangered ocean turtle with a drab grayish green back and a prominent beak. Native to: Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean. Latin name Lepidochelys kempii.
See also olive ridley
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| [After Richard M. Kemp, who found a specimen in Key West, Florida, in 1880 and sent it to Harvard for identification] |
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