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bottlenose

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bottlenose

1
 n
any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
2
 n
northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bottlenose
1

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

Synonyms:
bottle-nosed dolphin, 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
2

n northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead

Synonyms:
Hyperoodon ampullatus, bottle-nosed whale, bottlenose whale
Type of:
beaked whale
any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw
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