# bottlenose

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɒtəlnəʊz/ · frequency rank #61,325

## Definitions
1. bottlenose dolphin.
2. bottlenose whale.
3. bottlenose skate.
4. The beak or rostrum of a dolphin.

## Etymology
From bottle + nose. The creatures have a bottle-shaped nose.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bottlenose