English Explanatory Dictionary

bottlenose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. bottlenose dolphin.
  2. bottlenose whale.
  3. bottlenose skate.
  4. The beak or rostrum of a dolphin.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɒtəlnəʊz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bottlenose.wav

Word forms

bottlenose bottlenoses

Etymology

From bottle + nose. The creatures have a bottle-shaped nose.

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