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bottle-nosed dolphin vs dolphin

dolphin vs bottle-nosed dolphin

bottle-nosed dolphin and dolphin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bottle-nosed dolphin Yes No No No
dolphin Yes No No No
As nouns, dolphin is a hypernym of bottle-nosed dolphin; that is, dolphin is a word with a broader meaning than bottle-nosed dolphin:
  • bottle-nosed dolphin: any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
  • dolphin: any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
bottle-nosed dolphin (noun) dolphin (noun)
any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
Difference between bottle-nosed dolphin and dolphin

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