noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile
2. 2
   archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival wordnet

Synonyms

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halophil

Example

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"The Dead Sea is a perfectly viable ecosystem for a halophile organism."

Etymology

From halo- + -phile.

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