Any one of several large species of seals of the family Otariidae native of the Pacific Ocean, especially the southern sea lion (Otaria jubata) of the South American coast; the northern sea lion (Eumetopias Stelleri) found from California to Japan; and the black or California, sea lion (Zalophus Californianus), which is common on the rocks near San Francisco.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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