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Definition of "bottlenose" [bottlenose]

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "bottlenose" in a sentence
  • "At least 29 of the specimens recovered in recent weeks have been positively identified as bottlenose dolphins."
  • "Marine animals such as bottlenose dolphins (Tursips truncates), spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata), spinner dolphin (S. longirostris), 5 species of whales occur, Pacific green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizi), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), hawksbill (Eretmocchelys imbricata), and olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) are just a few that take advantage of the wealth of resources provided by the mangrove ecosystem."
  • "Keep that in mind as you consider that 60 dead bottlenose dolphins had been found by the end of August and 1 sperm whale was found dead in June."