Definition of Steller sea lion

1. Noun. Largest sea lion; of the northern Pacific.

Exact synonyms: Eumetopias Jubatus, Steller's Sea Lion
Generic synonyms: Sea Lion
Group relationships: Eumetopias, Genus Eumetopias

Lexicographical Neighbors of Steller Sea Lion

Steinem
Steiner point
Steinert's disease
Steinman
Steinmetz
Steinway
Stelios
Stella
Stellar's sea eagle
Stellaria
Stellaria holostea
Stellaria media
Steller
Steller's sea cow
Steller's sea lion
Steller sea lion (current term)
Stellite
Sten
Sten gun
Sten guns
Stendhal
Stendhalian
Stengel
Stennian
Stenocarpus
Stenocarpus salignus
Stenocarpus sinuatus
Stenochlaena
Stenopelmatidae
Stenopelmatus

Literary usage of Steller sea lion

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Waldo Burgess (1920)
"Naturally they are splendid swimmers. " The largest member of the family is the Steller sea lion, who sometimes grows to be almost as ..."

2. Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (2006)
"You can ride an elevator down to Americas largest sea cave and the only mainland rookery for the Steller sea lion. Fall and winter offer the best times to ..."

3. The Natural History of the Amphibious Carnivora: Including the Walrus and by Robert Hamilton (1839)
"... Leo Marinus, Steller. Sea-Lion of Steller. ACCORDING to Steller,* the length of the full-grown Sea-Lion of the North is about fifteen feet, ..."

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