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bot·tle-nosed dolphin (bŏtʹl-nōzd')
n.
Any of several marine mammals of the genus Tursiops, especially T. truncatus, widely distributed in temperate and tropical waters and characterized by a short protruding beak, a large stocky body, and a prominent falcate dorsal fin. Also called bottlenose.
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Universalium. 2010.