otaria jubata

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otaria jubata - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]