kvitnos

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From kvit (“white”) +‎ nos (“nose”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²kʋiːtˌnuːs/, /²kʋiːtˌnoːs/

Noun

kvitnos f (definite singular kvitnosa, indefinite plural kvitnoser, definite plural kvitnosene)

  1. a white-beaked dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris
    • 1952, Brynhild Kringlebotten Hauge (translated from Per Hafslund/Halvor Vegard Hauge) Dyrelivet:
      Dei vanlegaste tannkvalane langs norskekysten er nisa og springarane: kvitnosa og kvitskjevingen, som er noko større.
      The most common toothed whales along the Norwegian coast are the porpoise and the leapers: the white-beaked dolphin and the white-sided dolphin, which is somewhat larger.

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