NOUN | animal | bottle-nosed dolphin, bottlenose dolphin, bottlenose | any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak |
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Meaning | Any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean. | |
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Synonyms | bottlenose dolphin, bottlenose | |
Member of | Tursiops, genus Tursiops | A genus of Delphinidae |
Narrower | Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus | The most common dolphin of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean |
Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops gilli | A bottlenose dolphin found in the Pacific Ocean | |
Broader | dolphin | Any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout |
Spanish | delfín nariz de botella |
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