california sea lion

1. 1.

   often trained as a show animal

   SynonymsZalophus californianusZalophus californicus

   Broadersea lion

   Part ofZalophus

Questions about california sea lion

What does california sea lion mean?

california sea lion means "often trained as a show animal".

What is another word for california sea lion?

Close synonyms include Zalophus californianus, Zalophus californicus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is california sea lion a common word?

california sea lion is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.