ZALOPHUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Zalophus mean? 

• ZALOPHUS (noun)
  The noun ZALOPHUS has 1 sense:

1. sea lions

  Familiarity information: ZALOPHUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ZALOPHUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sea lions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Zalophus; Zalophus

Hypernyms ("Zalophus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Zalophus"):

California sea lion; Zalophus californianus; Zalophus californicus (often trained as a show animal)

Australian sea lion; Zalophus lobatus (a variety of sea lion found in Australia)

Holonyms ("Zalophus" is a member of...):

family Otariidae; Otariidae (eared seals: sea lions and fur seals)