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GENUS ZALOPHUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Sea lions

Synonyms:

genus Zalophus; Zalophus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus 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 ("genus Zalophus" is a member of...):

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

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