bottle-nosed whale: Meaning and Definition of

bot'tle-nosed whale'

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. any of various beaked whales of the family Hyperoodontidae, characterized by a bulbous forehead, esp. Hyperoodon ampullatus of the North Atlantic.
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