California sea lion

California sea lion

noun
See under sea lion (def. 1).
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sea lion

noun
1.
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion), of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion), of the Pacific coast of North America.
2.
Heraldry. a monster having the forepart of a lion, webbed forepaws, and the dorsal fin and tail of a fish.

Origin:
1595–1605
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california sea lion

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often trained as a show animal 
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