2. (noun) New Zealand sea lion, Hooker's sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri - larger than the New Zealand fur seal, it has small, obvious ears and can move on land on all fours. The male is heavily-built, with a thick coat of dark brown hair. The female is smaller, more sleek, and grey. Sometimes used for the male only.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 18;)
He maha tonu ngā uwha whakahao kua hapū i te toa kotahi (PK 2008:1082). / Quite a few female New Zealand sea lions become pregnant from one male.
