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| any of several dolphins of the genus Tursiops, common in North Atlantic and Mediterranean waters, having a rounded forehead and well-defined beak. |
| any of various beaked whales of the family Hyperoodontidae, characterized by a bulbous forehead, esp. Hyperoodon ampullatus of the North Atlantic. |
| bot·tle·nose (bŏt'l-nōz') n. See bottle-nosed dolphin. |
| bot·tle-nosed dolphin (bŏt'l-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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