noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An organism that lives and thrives at relatively high temperatures; a form of extremophile; many are members of the Archaea.

Synonyms

All synonyms

philotherm

Etymology

From thermo- + -phile.

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