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amphihaline

amphihaline adjective: capable of living in both fresh water and sea water; having a life cycle partly in fresh water and partly in sea water.

Adjective

amphihaline (not comparable)

  1. Capable of living in both fresh water and sea water; having a life cycle partly in fresh water and partly in sea water

Origin of amphihaline

From amphi- + haline.

Questions about amphihaline

What does amphihaline mean?
Amphihaline means capable of living in both fresh water and sea water; having a life cycle partly in fresh water and partly in sea water.
What part of speech is amphihaline?
Amphihaline is an adjective.

Words near amphihaline in the dictionary

  1. amphigoric
  2. amphigories
  3. amphigory
  4. amphigouri
  5. amphigynous
  6. amphihaline
  7. amphihaploid
  8. amphikinesis
  9. amphikinetic
  10. amphilepidid
  11. amphilepididan

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