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”, 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