noun
Meaning 1
bottlenose dolphin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
bottlenose
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/ˈbɒtəlnəʊz/
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noun
Meaning 2
bottlenose whale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
bottlenose skate.
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noun
Meaning 4
The beak or rostrum of a dolphin.
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noun
Meaning 5
northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bottle-nosed whale, bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beaked whale
noun
Meaning 6
any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bottlenose dolphin, bottle-nosed dolphin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dolphin
Narrower terms: Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops gilli
History
Etymology
From bottle + nose. The creatures have a bottle-shaped nose.
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