halophile
halophile · halophiles
An organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring…An organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile
» A halophile is an organism which lives in an environment of high salt concentration.
Meaning
1 sensesAn organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile
More definitions
- archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival
Examples
2 sentencesA halophile is an organism which lives in an environment of high salt concentration.
The Dead Sea is a perfectly viable ecosystem for a halophile organism.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From halo- + -phile.From halo- + -phile.
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Forms
plural: halophiles| Singular | halophile |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival:halophil