sea lion
noun
: 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 sea lion started refusing food because of eye pain, and at the time of the inspection the cataract surgery had still not been scheduled, the report said, according to NBC South Florida.
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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2024
Kids and adults alike will delight at all there is to see and do there – from dolphin and sea lion shows to nature tours and various animal exhibits featuring nurse sharks, sea turtles, crocadilians, even birds of prey.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
Read Next California Toxic algae is sickening hundreds of dolphins, sea lions.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
They are seasonally populated by such species as terns, sea lions and sea otters, among others.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
The disease has also spread to other species in the past, including seals and sea lions, but infections in humans are exceedingly rare.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
Young sharks eat small fish, smaller sharks, rays, squids and older sharks feed on seals, sea lions and occasionally dead whales.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
The ancestors and relatives of seals and sea lions, called pinnipeds, also took the plunge in the deep past.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
The whales also used their powerful tails to hit or launch sea lions out of the water and into the air.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2024
Antonio Planas, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2024
Kids and adults alike will delight at all there is to see and do there – from dolphin and sea lion shows to nature tours and various animal exhibits featuring nurse sharks, sea turtles, crocadilians, even birds of prey.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
Read Next California Toxic algae is sickening hundreds of dolphins, sea lions.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
They are seasonally populated by such species as terns, sea lions and sea otters, among others.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
The disease has also spread to other species in the past, including seals and sea lions, but infections in humans are exceedingly rare.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
Young sharks eat small fish, smaller sharks, rays, squids and older sharks feed on seals, sea lions and occasionally dead whales.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
The ancestors and relatives of seals and sea lions, called pinnipeds, also took the plunge in the deep past.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
The whales also used their powerful tails to hit or launch sea lions out of the water and into the air.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2024
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First Known Use
1697, in the meaning defined above
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sea lion
noun
: any of several large Pacific seals that have small ears on the outside of the body
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