 bottlenose |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of North Atlantic and Mediterranean | |
| Synonyms: | bottle-nosed_dolphin bottlenose_dolphin | |
| Related terms: | dolphin Pacific_bottlenose_dolphin Atlantic_bottlenose_dolphin Tursiops | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology) North Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead | |
| Synonyms: | bottlenose_whale Hyperoodon_ampullatus bottle-nosed_whale | |
| Related terms: | beaked_whale Hyperoodon | |
| Similar spelling: |
bottleneck botulinus botulin botulinum botulinal |
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