bottle-nosed dolphin

bottle-nosed dolphin
any of several dolphins of the genus Tursiops, common in North Atlantic and Mediterranean waters, having a rounded forehead and well-defined beak. See illus. under dolphin.
Also, bottlenose dolphin, bottlenosed dolphin. Also called bottlenose.

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  • 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

  • bottle-nosed dolphin — afalina statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Tursiops truncatus angl. bottle nosed dolphin; bottle nosed porpoise; coastal porpoise; common bottle nosed dolphin; grey porpoise vok. großer Tümmler;… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • bottle-nosed dolphin — noun any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean • Syn: ↑bottlenose dolphin, ↑bottlenose • Hypernyms: ↑dolphin • Hyponyms: ↑Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bottle-nosed dolphin — noun Date: circa 1909 bottlenose dolphin …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bottle-nosed dolphin — bot′tle nosed dol′phin n. mam any of several dolphins of the genus Tursiops, common in North Atlantic and Mediterranean waters, having a rounded forehead and well defined beak …   From formal English to slang

  • common bottle-nosed dolphin — afalina statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Tursiops truncatus angl. bottle nosed dolphin; bottle nosed porpoise; coastal porpoise; common bottle nosed dolphin; grey porpoise vok. großer Tümmler;… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • bottle-nose dolphin — noun see bottle nosed dolphin …   Useful english dictionary

  • bottle-nosed porpoise — afalina statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Tursiops truncatus angl. bottle nosed dolphin; bottle nosed porpoise; coastal porpoise; common bottle nosed dolphin; grey porpoise vok. großer Tümmler;… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • bottle-nosed porpoise — noun see bottle nosed dolphin …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dolphin Diaries — is a series of books by Lucy Daniels. This is a work of fiction. Dolphin Diaries is about a young girl, Jody McGrath, who travels with her family as they research dolphins on a yacht called the Dolpin Dreamer. Characters Jody McGrath: Jody… …   Wikipedia

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