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halophile

halophile noun: an organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile.

Noun

halophile (plural halophiles)

  1. An organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile

Forms of halophile

pluralhalophiles

Origin of halophile

From halo- + -phile.

Words formed from halophile

Questions about halophile

What does halophile mean?
Halophile means an organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile.
What part of speech is halophile?
Halophile is a noun.
What is the plural of halophile?
The plural of halophile is halophiles.

Words near halophile in the dictionary

  1. halophenyl
  2. halophenyls
  3. halophil
  4. halophila
  5. halophilas
  6. halophile
  7. halophiles
  8. halophilia
  9. halophilic
  10. halophilicity
  11. halophilism

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