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bottle-nosed dolphin

Or bottlenose dolphin,

noun

  1. any of several dolphins of the genus Tursiops, common in North Atlantic and Mediterranean waters, having a rounded forehead and well-defined beak.



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In Cardigan Bay, bottle-nosed dolphin Tallie and her newborn Summer have been delighting wildlife spotters in recent days.

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In Maine, an elevated number of gray and harbor seal deaths have been attributed to the disease, while in Florida, officials believe a bottle-nosed dolphin succumbed to the virus.

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She added it was "unusual" to see a bottle-nosed dolphin in the river.

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Instead of his chum, he found himself face to face with a bottle-nosed dolphin!

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