bottlenose

• Nom désignant soit un dauphin à gros bec arrondi et à rostre bien développé, vivant surtout dans l'Atlantique Nord et en Méditerranée, soit une baleine franche de l'Atlantique Nord au front bombé.

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.

   Grand dauphin

   • 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.

   Synonymesbottle-nosed dolphinbottlenose dolphin

2. Whale speciesC1formalscientific

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

   Baleine à bec (hyperoodon)

   • 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.

   Synonymesbottle-nosed whalebottlenose whale