kvitnos
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From kvit (“white”) + nos (“nose”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kvitnos f (definite singular kvitnosa, indefinite plural kvitnoser, definite plural kvitnosene)
- a white-beaked dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris
- 1952, Brynhild Kringlebotten Hauge, “translated from Per Hafslund/Halvor Vegard Hauge”, in 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.
References
- Kvitnos at Artsdatabanken