Bottle-nosed-whale
any of various beaked whales of the family Hyperoodontidae, characterized by a bulbous forehead, especially Hyperoodon ampullatus of the North Atlantic.
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the turning of the legs of chairs, tables, etc., in manufacturing to give certain sections an ornamental, bottlelike form.