Bottlenose (Noun)
Meaning 1
Northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Northern Atlantic beaked whale's bulbous forehead, known as a melon, is often mistaken for a bottlenose due to its similar shape.
- It would be incorrect to call the Northern Atlantic beaked whale's distinctive head shape a bottlenose, as this term specifically refers to a different species.
- Similar to the bottlenose, the Northern Atlantic beaked whale has a bulbous forehead, but it is much more pronounced in the latter species.
- Researchers have long been interested in studying the unique physical characteristics of the Northern Atlantic beaked whale, such as its supposed "bottlenose" which is not actually a bottlenose at all.
- Despite its name, the Northern Atlantic beaked whale does not have a true bottlenose, but rather a forehead shape that has led to the misconception.
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Meaning 2
Any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.