bottlenose

Everyday

1. The bottlenose dolphin, a common grey dolphin with a short, bottle-shaped snout, often seen near coasts and in shows. tree →
2. A bottlenose whale, a kind of deep-diving whale. tree →

In the lessons

In science and ocean lessons, bottlenose dolphins are clever mammals that use echolocation, whistle to each other and live in groups called pods. Phrases: bottlenose dolphin, a pod of bottlenoses.

Examples

• A pod of bottlenose dolphins swam beside our boat. tree →
• Bottlenose dolphins use clicks to find fish. tree →
• Each bottlenose has its own signature whistle, like a name. tree →
• Bottlenoses breathe air through a blowhole. tree →
• We saw bottlenose dolphins in Cardigan Bay. tree →
• The bottlenose leapt high out of the water. tree →

Note

Mostly used before dolphin. Dolphins are mammals, not fish. Also spelled bottle-nose.