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bottlenoses

bottlenoses is the plural of bottlenose.

Meaning of bottlenose

Noun

bottlenose (plural bottlenoses)

  1. bottlenose dolphin.
  2. bottlenose whale.
  3. bottlenose skate.
  4. The beak or rostrum of a dolphin.
    • I didn’t have a mirror, but I could guess how gross I looked. I had this huge, long bottlenose sticking out of my otherwise normal face. My skin was gray rubber. And when I felt behind me with my rapidly shriveling hands, I could feel the triangular blade of a dorsal fin rising out of my spine.(Can we date this quote?), K A Applegate, The Message

Questions about bottlenoses

What is bottlenoses the plural of?
Bottlenoses is the plural of bottlenose.

Words near bottlenoses in the dictionary

  1. bottlenose whale
  2. bottlenose whales
  3. bottlenosed
  4. bottlenosed dolphin
  5. bottlenosed dolphins
  6. bottlenoses
  7. bottler
  8. bottlers
  9. bottles
  10. bottles away
  11. bottles down

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