"mesophile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mesophiles [plural]
Etymology: meso- + -phile Etymology templates: {{confix|en|meso|phile}} meso- + -phile Head templates: {{en-noun}} mesophile (plural mesophiles)
  1. An organism, especially a microorganism, that lives and thrives at moderate temperatures. Wikipedia link: mesophile Related terms: mesophilic Translations (organism that lives and thrives at moderate temperatures): mesofiel (Dutch), mezofilo (Esperanto), mesófilo [masculine] (Portuguese)

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