Sea lion \Sea" li"on\ (Zool.)
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.
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