Skip to content

Tümmler

bottlenose dolphin

noun TUEM-ler Rare
Animals & Nature Sea Creatures

Also means

common dolphin (colloquial)

Usage Note

Tümmler is the traditional German name for the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus); it derives from tummeln (to frolic). Sightings of Große Tümmler in the North Sea are reported annually and attract media attention.

Examples

"Ein Tümmler begleitete das Boot auf der Überfahrt nach Helgoland."

Natural Translation

A bottlenose dolphin accompanied the boat on the crossing to Helgoland.

Literal Translation

A bottlenose-dolphin accompanied the boat on the crossing to Helgoland.

Explore German by topic