Bottlenose
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɒtəlnəʊz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bottlenose is a noun meaning bottlenose dolphin.
Meaning
bottlenose dolphin.
More Meanings
- bottlenose whale.
- bottlenose skate.
- The beak or rostrum of a dolphin.
Example Sentences
The dolphin’s bottlenose struck the boy causing fatal internal injuries.
Lilia leaned over the side and Merovinge rose up and touched her nose with the tip of her dolphin's bottlenose while Clovis said, "The water is quite pleasant folks."
A dolphin might be thinking of ripping your heart out, or poking you to death with its bottlenose, the way it might do to a shark, but since it’s always smiling, you think it’s your friend.
I didn’t have a mirror, but I could guess how gross I looked. I had this huge, long bottlenose sticking out of my otherwise normal face. My skin was gray rubber. And when I felt behind me with my rapidly shriveling hands, I could feel the triangular blade of a dorsal fin rising out of my spine.
Word Forms
- bottlenoses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dolphin, large, grand, dolphins, bottlehead, wholphin.
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