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bottlenose dolphin

bottlenose dolphin noun: one of the species of gray dolphin in the genus Tursiops, between two and four meters in length, inhabiting warm and temperate seas worldwide.

bottlenose dolphin: one of the species of gray dolphin in the genus Tursiops, between two and four meters in length,...
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Noun

bottlenose dolphin (plural bottlenose dolphins)

  1. One of the species of gray dolphin in the genus Tursiops, between two and four meters in length, inhabiting warm and temperate seas worldwide.
    1. (dated) Tursiops truncatus, the common bottlenose dolphin, famous for its presence in aquarium shows.

bottlenose dolphin meaning in Tamil, Persian and Vietnamese

bottlenose dolphin in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

bottlenose dolphin in Persian

species of dolphin
دلفین پوزهبطری

bottlenose dolphin in Vietnamese

species of dolphin
cá heo mũi chai

Forms of bottlenose dolphin

pluralbottlenose dolphins
alternative formbottle-nosed dolphin
alternative formbottle-nose dolphin

Words formed from bottlenose dolphin

Questions about bottlenose dolphin

What does bottlenose dolphin mean?
Bottlenose dolphin means one of the species of gray dolphin in the genus Tursiops, between two and four meters in length, inhabiting warm and temperate seas worldwide.
What is bottlenose dolphin in Tamil?
Bottlenose dolphin in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Bottlenose dolphin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bottlenose dolphin?
Bottlenose dolphin is a noun.
What is the plural of bottlenose dolphin?
The plural of bottlenose dolphin is bottlenose dolphins.

Words near bottlenose dolphin in the dictionary

  1. bottleneck inflations
  2. bottlenecked
  3. bottlenecking
  4. bottlenecks
  5. bottlenose
  6. bottlenose dolphin
  7. bottlenose dolphins
  8. bottlenose skate
  9. bottlenose skates
  10. bottlenose whale
  11. bottlenose whales

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