HyperDic: tursiops_truncatus

English > 1 sense of the expression Tursiops truncatus:
NOUNanimalTursiops truncatus, Atlantic bottlenose dolphinthe most common dolphin of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
English > Tursiops truncatus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningThe most common dolphin of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; often kept captive and trained to perform.
SynonymAtlantic bottlenose dolphin
Broaderbottlenose dolphin, bottle-nosed dolphin, bottlenoseAny of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak
CatalanTursiops truncatus

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