Noun: bottle-nosed dolphin
- Any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
"bottle-nosed dolphins are known for their playful behaviour and seeming 'smile'";
- bottlenose dolphin, bottlenose
Derived forms: bottle-nosed dolphins
Type of: dolphin
Part of: genus Tursiops, Tursiops
Encyclopedia: Bottle-nosed dolphin