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Pacific bottlenose dolphin

Pacific bottlenose dolphin

4.1
A kind of dolphin with a rounded nose that lives in the Pacific Ocean
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : delfín mular del Pacífico
  • A pod of Pacific bottlenose dolphins was seen playing near the shore early this morning.

Examples

  • Researchers are studying the migration patterns of the Pacific bottlenose dolphin to better understand their feeding habits.

  • Many tourists hope to spot a Pacific bottlenose dolphin during their boat trips off the California coast.

  • The Pacific bottlenose dolphin is known for its intelligence.

  • Many Pacific bottlenose dolphins are seen near the coast.

  • A pod of Pacific bottlenose dolphins was seen playing near the shore early this morning.

  • Many tourists hope to spot a Pacific bottlenose dolphin during their boat trips off the California coast.

  • Researchers are studying the migration patterns of the Pacific bottlenose dolphin to better understand their feeding habits.

Synonyms

Tursiops gilli
vsPacific bottlenose dolphin
  • Specialized
9.9

A kind of bottlenose dolphin that lives in the Pacific Ocean

uses a type label and includes the scientific name

Surface Forms

Pacific bottlenose dolphin singular
Pacific bottlenose dolphins plural

Morphology

Pacific + bottlenose + dolphin

This is a fully compositional noun phrase: 'Pacific' gives the location, 'bottlenose' specifies the species type, and 'dolphin' names the animal, so the overall meaning is directly derivable from the constituents. Such descriptive naming is cross-linguistically common and follows normal English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows the words will understand it.

Etymology

Pacific bottlenose dolphin comes from two simple ideas: bottlenose because the dolphin's short, rounded nose looks a little like a bottle, and Pacific because this kind is mostly seen in the Pacific Ocean. So, the name means 'a type of dolphin found in the Pacific' with a 'bottle-shaped' nose.