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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesleone marino
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /leˈo.ne maˈri.no/
"Il leone marino riposava sulla spiaggia."
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A large eared seal of coastal waters, native chiefly to the Pacific, characterized by external ear flaps and the ability to turn its hind flippers forward.
"A large bull sea-lion barked loudly from the rocky outcrop as the boat approached."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term dates back to the late 18th century, formed as a descriptive compound of 'sea' and 'lion', reflecting the animal's large size, loud roaring vocalizations, and the mane-like hair found on adult males of certain species. It parallels similar marine mammal nomenclature like 'sea-elephant' and 'sea-bear'.
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otarie
Transliteration: /ɔ.ta.ʁi/
"Une otarie se dorait au soleil sur les rochers."
Seelöwe
Transliteration: /ˈzeːˌløːvə/
"Ein Seelöwe schwimmt geschickt im kalten Ozean."
leone marino
Transliteration: /leˈo.ne maˈri.no/
"Il leone marino riposava sulla spiaggia."
león marino
Transliteration: /leˈon maˈɾino/
"Vimos un león marino saltando entre las olas."
leão-marinho
Transliteration: /leˈãw maˈɾĩ.ɲu/
"O leão-marinho caça peixes no oceano."
समुद्री सिंह
Transliteration: samudrī siṁha
"समुद्री सिंह चट्टान पर आराम कर रहा था।"
海狮
Transliteration: hǎi shī
"我们在海滩上看到了一只海狮。"
바다사자
Transliteration: bada-saja
"바다사자가 바위 위에서 헤엄치고 있다."
アシカ
Transliteration: ashika
"水族館でアシカのショーを見た。"
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