Definition of sea lion
: any of several Pacific eared seals (such as genera Eumetopias and Zalophus) that are usually larger than the related fur seals and lack a thick underfur
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The barcodes also suggested the early New Zealanders hunted fur seals, sea lions, and elephant seals.
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Dolphins ram their heads into the sides of pools, and sea lion pups try to nurse from each other instead of adult females.
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In its shadow, sea lions splash in the shallows, their distinctive barks intermingled with the crashing waves, as scarlet Sally Lightfoot crabs scuttle along the ebony shoreline and Galápagos hawks survey the scene from above.
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Kimbrel rode in the trailer, baby- or, rather, sea lion-sitting.
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The sea lion carcasses were found along sandbars in the Copper River fishing district during the salmon gillnet season that opened May 14, 2015.
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Take them to Chilo Believe it or not, a sea lion was once captured in the Ohio River north of Cincinnati at Chilo Lock 34 Visitor Center.
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The sea lions are a target because of their voracious appetite for threatened and endangered fish.
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Kangaroos boxed, sea lions juggled, monkeys pedaled bicycles and smoked cigarettes.
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First Known Use of sea lion
1697
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Definition of sea lion for English Language Learners
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: a large seal that lives near coasts in the Pacific Ocean
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