bot·tle·nose dolphin

bot·tle·nose dolphin
/ˈbɑːtl̩ˌnoʊz-/ noun, pl ⋯ -phins [count]
: a small gray whale that has a long nose — called also bottle-nosed dolphin

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  • bot|tle|nose — «BOT uhl NOHZ», noun. a dolphin or whale with a bottle shaped nose …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bottle-nose — Bot tle nose Bottle nosed dolphin Bot tle nosed dolphin, n. (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A grey cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as {Delphinus Tursio} and {Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus}, of Europe. Note: Also {Tursiops truncatus} a synonym? Syn …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bottle-nosed dolphin — Bottle nose Bot tle nose Bottle nosed dolphin Bot tle nosed dolphin, n. (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A grey cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as {Delphinus Tursio} and {Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus}, of Europe. Note: Also {Tursiops truncatus} a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bottlenose — bot•tle•nose [[t]ˈbɒt lˌnoʊz[/t]] n. mam bottle nosed dolphin • Etymology: 1900–10 bot′tle nosed , bot′tle•nosed , adj …   From formal English to slang

  • Delphinus Tursio — Bottle nose Bot tle nose Bottle nosed dolphin Bot tle nosed dolphin, n. (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A grey cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as {Delphinus Tursio} and {Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus}, of Europe. Note: Also {Tursiops truncatus} a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus — Bottle nose Bot tle nose Bottle nosed dolphin Bot tle nosed dolphin, n. (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A grey cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as {Delphinus Tursio} and {Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus}, of Europe. Note: Also {Tursiops truncatus} a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tursiops truncatus — Bottle nose Bot tle nose Bottle nosed dolphin Bot tle nosed dolphin, n. (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A grey cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as {Delphinus Tursio} and {Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus}, of Europe. Note: Also {Tursiops truncatus} a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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