bottle-nosed dolphin

Variant of bottlenose

bottlenose definition

bottle·nose (-nōz′)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Tursiops) of marine dolphins with a bottle-shaped snout: an easily trained species (T. truncatus) is used in aquarium shows and scientific study
    also called bottle-nosed dolphin
  2. any of a genus (Hyperoodon, family Ziphiidae) of toothed whales having a similar beaklike snout
    also called bottle-nosed whale

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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