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noun
An organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: halophil
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archaeobacteria, archeobacteria
Narrower terms: halobacteria, halobacterium, halobacter
History
From halo- + -phile.
Across languages
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