bottlenose dolphin
noun
bot·tle·nose dolphin ˈbä-tᵊl-ˌnōz- 
variants or less commonly bottle-nosed dolphin
ˈbä-tᵊl-ˌnōzd-
or bottlenose : a relatively small chiefly gray toothed whale (Tursiops truncatus) of temperate to tropical waters that has a prominent beak and falcate dorsal fin, reaches a length of 6 to 12 feet (1.8 to 3.6 meters), and is typically found in groups
also : a related whale (T. aduncus) of waters of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The male bottlenose dolphin was found dead in March at Horseshoe Beach in Florida's Dixie County. 
Amethyst Tate, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 The bottlenose dolphin was found dead on Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 30 Apr. 2022 Episode two follows Jay Sargent, who develops a friendship with a bottlenose dolphin named Jojo. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 10 July 2022 And in 2006, a Hanger team in Florida created a prosthetic for a bottlenose dolphin that had lost its tail after becoming tangled in ropes from a crab trap. Julie Watson, USA TODAY, 14 May 2022 The bottlenose dolphin was stranded alive on the beach on April 10 and was pushed back into the water as beachgoers tried to swim with and ride the animal, the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network said in a Facebook post. Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 7 May 2022 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Law Enforcement put the call out after the dead bottlenose dolphin was found on Fort Myers Beach March 24. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2022 The reserve is also home to the endangered sandy blind mole rat, the Black Sea bottlenose dolphin, rare flowers, countless mollusks, dozens of species of fish — and, in recent weeks, an invading military. New York Times, 13 Apr. 2022 The bottlenose dolphin was recovered on March 24 on Fort Myers Beach with an obvious wound near the right eye, according to a statement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NBC News, 19 Apr. 2022 See More
Amethyst Tate, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 The bottlenose dolphin was found dead on Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 30 Apr. 2022 Episode two follows Jay Sargent, who develops a friendship with a bottlenose dolphin named Jojo. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 10 July 2022 And in 2006, a Hanger team in Florida created a prosthetic for a bottlenose dolphin that had lost its tail after becoming tangled in ropes from a crab trap. Julie Watson, USA TODAY, 14 May 2022 The bottlenose dolphin was stranded alive on the beach on April 10 and was pushed back into the water as beachgoers tried to swim with and ride the animal, the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network said in a Facebook post. Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 7 May 2022 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Law Enforcement put the call out after the dead bottlenose dolphin was found on Fort Myers Beach March 24. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2022 The reserve is also home to the endangered sandy blind mole rat, the Black Sea bottlenose dolphin, rare flowers, countless mollusks, dozens of species of fish — and, in recent weeks, an invading military. New York Times, 13 Apr. 2022 The bottlenose dolphin was recovered on March 24 on Fort Myers Beach with an obvious wound near the right eye, according to a statement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NBC News, 19 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1826, in the meaning defined above