bottlenose

IPA/bˈɒtəlnˌəʊz/
IPA/bˈɑːtəlnˌoʊz/

bottlenose — noun

1. a type of dolphin that lives in warm or mild ocean waters, known for its short,

1.名詞A2
釋義

a type of dolphin that lives in warm or mild ocean waters, known for its short, thick snout that looks like the neck of a bottle

例句

The children watched bottlenose dolphins jump through hoops at the aquarium.

watch + bottlenose dolphins + at [place]

Wei and his sister saw a pod of bottlenose dolphins near the coast of Florida.

collocation: pod of bottlenose dolphins

同義詞
  • dolphin

    broader term; refers to any member of the Delphinidae family, not just the bottlenose species

  • common bottlenose dolphin

    formal scientific name for the species Tursiops truncatus

  • Tursiops truncatus

    Latin scientific name used in biology and conservation contexts

常見錯誤

❌A bottlenose porpoise jumped out of the water.
✅A bottlenose dolphin jumped out of the water.
💡porpoises are a different family of sea mammals with shorter snouts and different teeth shapes.