California sea lion

California sea lion
noun Date: 1873 a small brown sea lion (Zalophus californianus) that occurs especially along the Pacific coast of North America from Vancouver Island to Baja California and the Gulf of California and in the Galapagos Islands and that is the seal most often trained to perform in circuses

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  • California sea lion — noun often trained as a show animal • Syn: ↑Zalophus californianus, ↑Zalophus californicus • Hypernyms: ↑sea lion • Member Holonyms: ↑Zalophus, ↑genus Zalophus * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • California sea lion. — See under sea lion (def. 1). * * * …   Universalium

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  • Sea lion — This article is about the aquatic mammal. For other uses, see Sea lion (disambiguation). Otariids Temporal range: Late Oligocene – Recent California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) …   Wikipedia

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