sea lion
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1.4
- noun
- /siː ˈlaɪən/
- US
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lobo marino
- A sea lion's main diet is fish, of which there are many different species.
- Steller sea lion
- California sea lion
- sea lion population
Later on, witnesses would report that it was, in fact, a sea lion.
- Later on, witnesses would report that it was, in fact, a sea lion.
- That confluence means it's like a haven for several species of whale, several species of sharks, whale sharks, sea lions, you name it.
- British Columbia A sea lion attacked an Asian girl.
- But how does sea lions know that they can do that?
- We have seen sea lions decapitated in the beach themselves.
- They thought the whale had gotten loose and that the sea lions were entangled with the Willy.
- Not donkeys, not people, not sea lions, another and other livestock monkeys.
- If you've seen the footage of the orcas playing with the sea lions on the beach, hunting them, he was the first guy to shoot that.
- Sea lions, now sea lions, straight seals, gay killer whales.
Examples
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Many visitors enjoy watching the playful sea lions as they swim and dive in the water.
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In the late 1930s, there were over 2,000 Steller sea lions on the Channel Islands.
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When a shark appears in the area, sea lions will leave the water immediately.
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No matter how many sea lions are eaten each year by sharks, it never seems like enough.
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And lucky Liz and Jolo, they were able to see sea lions outside their window that were just playing and lounging out on the dock.
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A sea lion can often be seen basking on the rocky shores of the Pacific coast.
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While on the boat tour, we spotted a sea lion swimming nearby, chasing after fish.
Synonyms
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3.4
A large brown sea animal with ear flaps often trained for shows
A sea lion from the west coast of North America often trained for shows
A very large sea mammal that lives in the northern Pacific and is larger than other sea lions
A sea mammal with visible ear flaps that walks on land, like sea lions and fur seals
Surface Forms
Morphology
sea + lion
A B1 learner who knows 'sea' and 'lion' will naturally interpret 'sea lion' as the marine mammal; the internet sense (a tactic of persistently requesting evidence to frustrate opponents) is a cultural, figurative usage that is not derivable from the literal parts. This meaning is idiomatic and context-specific, so learners need prior exposure rather than compositional inference.
Etymology
Sea lion comes from early sailors and coastal people who heard the animal's loud barks and saw its big head and mane-like look, so they imagined a lion of the sea. That's why the name now means 'a large eared seal'.