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sea lion en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈsiːˌlaɪən/
• /ˈsiː ˈlaɪən/

Etymology

From sea + lion, named from its marine habitat and its lion-like barking roar and mane. Compare Middle English see hound, cee-hound, se hound (“beaver”, literally “sea-hound”).

Meanings

1. A pinniped of most genera in the family Otariidae (the eared seals).
   • But Sophia's mother was not the woman to brook defiance. After a few moments' vain remonstrance her husband complied. His manner and appearance were suggestive of a satiated sea-lion. 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 6, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
   • Sea lion pups are born with baby teeth, but most of these are replaced with permanent adult teeth by the time the pup is four months old. An adult sea lion has a total of 34 to 36 teeth, with 10 incisors in the front (six in the upper jaw and four in the lower jaw) plus two long canines and 10 to 12 cheek teeth on each side. Sea lions do not chew their food. 2013, Caroline Arnold, Sea Lion, page 28:
   • When people ask me what the circus is really like behind the scenes, I tell them about runaway gypsy wagons, vanished acrobats, desperate ringmasters and recalcitrant sea lions to name a few. 2013, Paul Binder, Never Quote the Weather to a Sea Lion: And Other Uncommon Tales from the Founder of the Big Apple Circus, page 6:
   • Peek a Boo said, "I'm sorry guys, please tell my father that I'm ok. You see, I'm trying to become the first sea lion to become a Navy Seal.” The Jamaican Shaken Crabs looked at each other and said, “I don't know if your father told you, but you're a sea lion and no sea lion has ever become a Navy Seal." 2010, Larry Medina, The Adventures of Peek a Boo the Sea Lion, unnumbered page:
   • Near-synonym: sea puppy (a seal; informal, humorous)
2. A monster consisting of the upper part of a lion combined with the tail of a fish (a lion marined).
3. (US, historical, slang) A steamer transporting cattle from the ports of Texas.
4. (US, historical, slang) A cow or bull transported by steamer from the ports of Texas.

Forms

Coordinates

walrus · true seal · fur seal · pinniped · earless seal

Deriveds

South American sea lion · Galapagos sea lion · Steller sea lion · Galápagos sea lion · California sea lion · sealion

Hypernyms

seal · animal · otary · marine mammal · otariid · vertebrate · eared seal · organism · mammal · pinniped

Relateds

sealion · seal · walrus · eared seal · otary · otariid · true seal

Synonyms

sea puppy

Translations (64)

nb sjøløve (member of the Otariidae family) · ga mór-rón (member of the Otariidae family) · fi haaremihylje (member of the Otariidae family) · it otaria (member of the Otariidae family) · el θαλάσσιο λιοντάρι (member of the Otariidae family) · mi kake (member of the Otariidae family) · nn sjøløve (member of the Otariidae family) · lt jūrų liūtas (member of the Otariidae family) · mel singa daat (member of the Otariidae family) · sv sjölejon (member of the Otariidae family) · cmn 海獅 /海狮 (member of the Otariidae family) · be марскі леў (member of the Otariidae family) · nuk tukuuk (member of the Otariidae family) · cs lachtan (member of the Otariidae family) · pt leão-marinho (member of the Otariidae family) · it leone marino (member of the Otariidae family) · es león marino (member of the Otariidae family) · sh fȍka (member of the Otariidae family) · kk теңіз арыстаны (member of the Otariidae family) · sh фо̏ка (member of the Otariidae family) · fi merileijona (member of the Otariidae family) · ast lleón marín (member of the Otariidae family) · ms singa laut (member of the Otariidae family) · mi whakahao (member of the Otariidae family) · fo sjóløva (member of the Otariidae family) · he אֲרִי יָם (member of the Otariidae family) · ja 海驢 (member of the Otariidae family) · is sæljón (member of the Otariidae family) · sh мо̀рскӣ ла̏в (member of the Otariidae family) · eo marleono (member of the Otariidae family) · am የባህር አንበሳ (member of the Otariidae family) · mn далайн арслан (member of the Otariidae family) · pl lew morski (member of the Otariidae family) · de Seelöwe (member of the Otariidae family) · yag áma (member of the Otariidae family) · ro leu-de-mare (member of the Otariidae family) · ko 바다사자 (member of the Otariidae family) · mi whakahao (member of the Otariidae family) · ar كَلْب البَحْر (member of the Otariidae family) · niv туӈ (member of the Otariidae family) · ga rón mór (member of the Otariidae family) · tr denizaslanı (member of the Otariidae family) · es lobo marino (member of the Otariidae family) · th สิงโตทะเล (member of the Otariidae family) · ro otarie (member of the Otariidae family) · fo sjóljón (member of the Otariidae family) · fr otarie (member of the Otariidae family) · ja 葦鹿 (member of the Otariidae family) · et merilõvi (member of the Otariidae family) · sw simba wa bahari (member of the Otariidae family) · hu oroszlánfóka (member of the Otariidae family) · sh mòrskī lȁv (member of the Otariidae family) · chr ᎠᎺᏉ ᏢᏓᏥ (member of the Otariidae family) · nl zeeleeuw (member of the Otariidae family) · da søløve (member of the Otariidae family) · mi rāpoka (member of the Otariidae family) · ka ზღვის ლომი (member of the Otariidae family) · fi korvahylje (member of the Otariidae family) · ru морско́й лев (member of the Otariidae family) · squ ḵwex̱nís (member of the Otariidae family) · ru сиву́ч (member of the Otariidae family) · acw كَلْب البَحْر (member of the Otariidae family) · ca lleó marí (member of the Otariidae family) · ar أَسَد بَحْر (member of the Otariidae family)

wikidata: Q3887135

sea lion en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈsiːˌlaɪən/
• /ˈsiː ˈlaɪən/

Etymology

From sea + lion, named from its marine habitat and its lion-like barking roar and mane. Compare Middle English see hound, cee-hound, se hound (“beaver”, literally “sea-hound”).

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, rare) Alternative form of sealion (“engage in disingenuous debate”).
   alt of sealion

Forms