noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An organism that can live and thrive at temperatures much lower than normal; a form of extremophile.

Synonyms

All synonyms

cryophilecryophile

Etymology

From psychro- + -phile.

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