bottlenose dolphin

Other forms: bottlenose dolphins

Definitions of bottlenose dolphin

1. noun

   any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
   synonyms: bottle-nosed dolphin, bottlenose

   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