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Definition of Bottlenose
1. Noun. Any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Exact synonyms: Bottle-nosed Dolphin, Bottlenose Dolphin
Generic synonyms: Dolphin
Group relationships: Genus Tursiops, Tursiops
Specialized synonyms: Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops Truncatus, Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops Gilli
Generic synonyms: Dolphin
Group relationships: Genus Tursiops, Tursiops
Specialized synonyms: Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops Truncatus, Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops Gilli
2. Noun. Northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead.
Exact synonyms: Bottle-nosed Whale, Bottlenose Whale, Hyperoodon Ampullatus
Generic synonyms: Beaked Whale
Group relationships: Genus Hyperoodon, Hyperoodon
Generic synonyms: Beaked Whale
Group relationships: Genus Hyperoodon, Hyperoodon
Definition of Bottlenose
1. n. A cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as Delphinus Tursio and Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus, of Europe.
Definition of Bottlenose
1. Noun. bottlenose dolphin. ¹
2. Noun. bottlenose whale. ¹
3. Noun. bottlenose skate. ¹
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