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LEPIDOCHELYS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Lepidochelys mean?
• LEPIDOCHELYS (noun)
The noun LEPIDOCHELYS has 1 sense:
1. ridleys
Familiarity information: LEPIDOCHELYS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ridleys
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Lepidochelys; Lepidochelys
Hypernyms ("Lepidochelys" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "Lepidochelys"):
ridley (a marine turtle)
Holonyms ("Lepidochelys" is a member of...):
Chelonidae; Cheloniidae; family Chelonidae; family Cheloniidae (green turtles; hawksbills)
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