Found 3 hits - Term: sea lion, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
seal \seal\ s=el, n. oe. sele, as. seolh; akin to ohg.
selah, dan. sael, sw. sjauml, icel. selr. zool.
any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families phocidae and
otariidae.
1913 webster
note: seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in
the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. there are
numerous species, bearing such popular names as sea
lion, sea leopard, sea bear, or ursine seal,
fur seal, and sea elephant. the bearded seal
erignathus barbatus, the hooded seal cystophora
cristata, and the ringed seal phoca foetida, are
northern species. see also eared seal, harp seal,
monk seal, and fur seal, under eared, harp,
monk, and fur. seals are much hunted for their
skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some
species is very abundant.
1913 webster
harbor seal zool., the common seal phoca vitulina. it
inhabits both the north atlantic and the north pacific
ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also marbled
seal, native seal, river seal, bay seal, land
seal, sea calf, sea cat, sea dog, dotard,
ranger, selchie, tangfish.
1913 webster
see also:
phocidae otariidae sea lion sea leopard sea bear ursine seal
fur seal sea elephant erignathus barbatus cystophora cristata phoca foetida
eared seal harp seal monk seal fur seal eared
harp monk fur harbor seal phoca vitulina
marbled seal native seal river seal bay seal land seal
sea calf sea cat sea dog dotard ranger
selchie tangfish
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sea lion \sea" li"on\ zool.
any one of several large species of seals of the family
otariidae native of the pacific ocean, especially the
southern sea lion otaria jubata of the south american
coast; the northern sea lion eumetopias stelleri found
from california to japan; and the black, or california, sea
lion zalophus californianus, which is common on the rocks
near san francisco.
1913 webster
see also:
otariidae otaria jubata eumetopias stelleri zalophus californianus
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
sea lion
n : any of several large eared seals of the northern pacific
related to fur seals but lacking their valuable coat
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