sealion (English)

Where does "sealion" come from?

The English noun 'sealion' comes from the verb derived from 'The Terrible Sea Lion', which is a 2014 strip in the webcomic Wondermark in which a character expresses a dislike of sea lions and a passing sea lion repeatedly and intrusively asks the character to justify this[1].

Full etymology tree

• sealion (English), 'Alternative form of sea lion.'
  • compound sea (English), 'A large body of salt water.'
  • compound lion (English), 'A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.'

Sources

1. sealion (English) - Wiktionary

Updated August 2026

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