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Definition of Genus Zalophus
1. Noun. Sea lions.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Otariidae, Otariidae
Member holonyms: California Sea Lion, Zalophus Californianus, Zalophus Californicus, Australian Sea Lion, Zalophus Lobatus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Zalophus
Literary usage of Genus Zalophus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fur Seal Arbitration: Proceedings of the Tribunal of Arbitration, Convened by Bering Sea Tribunal of Arbitration (1895)
"... islands of Bering Sea, to whom it is of great service, every part being
utilized, either for food, clothing, or implements. IV.—Genus ZALOPHUS Gill. 4. ..."
2. The Marine Mammals in the Anatomical Museum of the University of Edinburgh by William Turner (1912)
"Type skull described by Dr M'Bain is in the University Anatomical Museum.
Gill founded the genus Zalophus on M'Bain's description. ..."
3. California Mammals by Frank Stephens (1906)
"genus Zalophus GILL. (Great—crest.) Molar not separated from premolars by a wide
space; molari- form teeth small, simple in root and crown; rostrum long and ..."
4. Fur-seal Arbitration: The Case of the United States Before the Tribunal of by United States, Bering Sea Tribunal of Arbitration (1892)
"... islands of Bering Sea, to whom it is of great service, every part being
utilized, either for food, clothing, or implements. IV.—Genus ZALOPHUS Gill. 4. ..."