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TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The most common dolphin of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; often kept captive and trained to perform
Synonyms:
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin; Tursiops truncatus
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Hypernyms ("Tursiops truncatus" is a kind of...):
bottle-nosed dolphin; bottlenose; bottlenose dolphin (any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean)