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Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. sea-lion

    A large seal of the genus Otaria, distinguished from the sea-bear, to which it otherwise has a great resemblance, by the shaggy mane on its neck and shoulders.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. sea-lion

    In heraldry, a monster consisting of the upper part of a lion combined with the tail of a fish.

Anagrams for sea-lion »

  1. Sloanie

  2. aloesin

  3. anisole

  4. læsion

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sea-lion in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sea-lion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of sea-lion in a Sentence

  1. Justin Greenman:

    They [sea lion pups] have to be able to eat and fish on their own before they can be released back into the wild, and a lot of these pups haven't even been weaned.

  2. Justin Greenman:

    Stranding does happen, but just to give you perspective, 1,800 [sea lion] pups have been responded to this year alone. We responded to 1,600 strandings total during the entire year in 2013.

  3. Jim Sano:

    There's a good chance you'll be approached by a playful sea lion or a group of turtles that will happily swim alongside you.

  4. Justin Greenman:

    There has been an unusually high number of sea lions stranded since January, stranding does happen, but just to give you perspective, 1,800 [sea lion] pups have been responded to this year alone. We responded to 1,600 strandings total during the entire year in 2013.


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