noun
- plural of bottlenose; dolphins of the genus Tursiops, characterized by a short, thick snout resembling a bottle
Usage: commonly refers to the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus); often used in marine biology and zoology contexts
Examples
- The aquarium's bottlenoses performed tricks for the audience.
- Bottlenoses are highly intelligent marine mammals found in oceans worldwide.
- Researchers studied the bottlenoses' communication patterns in the Atlantic.
- The pod of bottlenoses was spotted near the coast.
- Bottlenoses use echolocation to navigate and hunt for fish.