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bottle-nosed dolphin

DEFINITIONS OF: bottle-nosed dolphin

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n any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Synonyms:
bottlenose, bottlenose dolphin
Types:
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
the most common dolphin of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; often kept captive and trained to perform
Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops gilli
a bottlenose dolphin found in the Pacific Ocean
Type of:
dolphin
any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
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