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