"halophile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: halophiles [plural]
Etymology: halo- + -phile Etymology templates: {{confix|en|halo|phile}} halo- + -phile Head templates: {{en-noun}} halophile (plural halophiles)
  1. (biology) An organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile Wikipedia link: halophile Categories (topical): Biology Derived forms: halophilic, hyperhalophile Related terms: halobacteria, halophil, halophyte, halotolerance Translations (organism that thrives in high-salinity environments): halófilo [masculine] (Portuguese), halofil [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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