bottlenose dolphin

bot·tle·nose dolphin

B0413950 (bŏt′l-nōz′) also bot·tle-nosed dolphin (-nōzd′)n. A marine mammal (Tursiops truncatus) of temperate and tropical waters worldwide, having a short protruding beak, a gray or brown stocky body, and a prominent curved dorsal fin.

bottlenose dolphin

(ˈbɒtəlˌnəʊz) n (Animals) any dolphin of the genus Tursiops, esp T. truncatus, some of which have been kept in captivity and trained to perform tricks

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bottlenose dolphin - any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterraneanbottlenose, bottle-nosed dolphindolphin - any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoisesgenus Tursiops, Tursiops - a genus of DelphinidaeAtlantic bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus - the most common dolphin of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; often kept captive and trained to performPacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops gilli - a bottlenose dolphin found in the Pacific Ocean

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