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sea lions

sea lions is the plural of sea lion.

Meaning of sea lion

Noun

sea lion (plural sea lions)

  1. A pinniped of most genera in the family Otariidae (the eared seals).
    • Near-synonym: sea puppy (a seal; informal, humorous)
    Synonyms:
    sea puppy
  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.

Questions about sea lions

What is sea lions the plural of?
Sea lions is the plural of sea lion.

Words near sea lions in the dictionary

  1. sea link
  2. sea links
  3. sea lion
  4. sea lioned
  5. sea lioning
  6. sea lions
  7. sea liquor
  8. sea liver
  9. sea livers
  10. sea loach
  11. sea loaches

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