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单词 bottlenose whale
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bottlenose whale
bottlenose whale n. (originally) any of various cetaceans with a distinctive beak or rostrum, including the bottlenose dolphins and the minke whale; (now usually) spec. any of several medium-sized toothed whales of the family Ziphiidae (beaked whales), esp. Hyperoodon ampullatus of the North Atlantic and H. planifrons of the Southern Ocean.In quot. 1787: a dolphin.
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1787 J. Hunter in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 77 373 Of the Delphinus Delphis, or Bottle-nose Whale.
1807 E. Home in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 97 97 The bottle-nose porpoise and large bottle-nose whale.
1896 Geogr. Jrnl. 7 626 Several finners, a bottlenose whale, several seals, and penguins were seen.
1999 Nature Canada Autumn 23/2 Once hunted by men with harpoons, the northern bottlenose whales of Nova Scotia's Sable Gully are now being stalked by scientists.
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