O'ta·ry noun ; plural Otaries . [ Greek ... large-eared, from ..., ..., ear: confer French otarie .] (Zoology) Any eared seal. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/40
The name otary is applied to any seal which has external ears (as opposed to the true seals which lack them). The eared seals make up the family Otariidae, which includes the Sea Lion and the Fur-seal of the North Pacific. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BO.HTM