ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Zalophus californianus mean? 

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

1. often trained as a show animal

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Often trained as a show animal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

California sea lion; Zalophus californianus; Zalophus californicus

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

sea lion (any of several large eared seals of the northern Pacific related to fur seals but lacking their valuable coat)

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

genus Zalophus; Zalophus (sea lions)