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thermophile

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

From thermo- + -phile.

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Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: termòfil — organism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures
  • Finnish: termofiili — organism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures
  • French: thermophile — organism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures
  • Greek: θερμόφιλος (thermófilos) — organism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures
  • Italian: termofilo — organism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures
  • Occitan: termofil — organism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures
  • Portuguese: termófilo — organism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures
  • Russian: термофил (termofil) — organism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures
  • Spanish: termófilo — organism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures