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Close up by one concerning marine mammal
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sea lion
Word definitions for sea lion in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of several large eared seals of the northern Pacific related to fur seals but lacking their valuable coat
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Sea Lion was a 2-foot gauge battery-electric locomotive built by Wingrove & Rogers in 1921 as works no. 313 for the Groudle Glen Railway on the Isle of Man . Together with its sister, Polar Bear , it was intended that they would replace two Bagnall steam ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Seal \Seal\ (s[=e]l), n. [OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG. selah, Dan. s[ae]l, Sw. sj["a]l, Icel. selr.] (Zo["o]l.) Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocid[ae] and Otariid[ae] . Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A marine mammal of any of several genera in the family Otariidae.
Usage examples of sea lion.
He was about to call to his grandfather, fearing the mischievous vandalizing of a sea lion, when he caught sight of a head bobbing just above the surface of the water.
A thick carpet of sea lion hides stretched across the cave mouth, hung from a length of rope.
Instead, the humanoid torso blended into one more reminiscent of a sea lion or a porpoise.
Then Habbakuk Lal, the old sea lion and master navigator, reminded them of the voyage that Hanno had made 300 years before beyond the gates of Hercules to a land where the seasons were inverted, gold grew like flowers upon the rocks, and elephants lived in great herds upon the plains.
Before doing so he sent Peggo and Binx off to the Sea Lion, for Samuel did not yet feel kindly enough toward these two rascals to have them on his own ship.
In the water she thought she saw a sea lion, perhaps attracted by the buzz of the launch's electric motor.