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bottlenose

/ˈbɒt.əl.nəʊz/

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noun

/ˈbɒt.əl.nəʊz/B2formalscientific
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее любого из нескольких дельфинов с округлым лбом и хорошо развитым клювом, встречающихся в основном в северной Атлантике и Средиземноморье, или североатлантического кита с выпуклым лбом.

A noun referring to any of several dolphins with a rounded forehead and well-developed beak, found chiefly in the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean, or to a northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead.

  1. Dolphin speciesB2formalscientific

    Any of several dolphins with a rounded forehead and a well-developed beak, found chiefly in the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean.

    ruАфалина

    • The bottlenose dolphin is known for its intelligence and playful behavior.
    • Researchers observed a pod of bottlenose dolphins off the coast of Florida.
    • Bottlenose dolphins use echolocation to navigate and hunt.

    Synonymsbottle-nosed dolphinbottlenose dolphin

  2. Whale speciesC1formalscientific

    A northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead, also known as the bottle-nosed whale.

    ruКит-бутылконос

    • The northern bottlenose whale is rarely seen due to its deep-diving habits.
    • Scientists tracked a bottlenose whale using satellite tags.
    • Bottlenose whales can dive to depths of over 1,000 meters.

    Synonymsbottle-nosed whalebottlenose whale

Forms
  • bottlenoses plural form
  • bottlenoses' possessive plural form
  • bottlenose's possessive singular form