bottlenose

Other forms: bottlenoses

Definitions of bottlenose

1. noun

   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. noun

   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