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halophilous

halophilous adjective: thriving in a highly saline environment.

Adjective

halophilous (comparative more halophilous, superlative most halophilous)

  1. Thriving in a highly saline environment.

Forms of halophilous

comparativemore halophilous
superlativemost halophilous

Origin of halophilous

From halo- + -philous.

Questions about halophilous

What does halophilous mean?
Halophilous means thriving in a highly saline environment.
What part of speech is halophilous?
Halophilous is an adjective.

Words near halophilous in the dictionary

  1. halophiles
  2. halophilia
  3. halophilic
  4. halophilicity
  5. halophilism
  6. halophilous
  7. halophils
  8. halophily
  9. halophobe
  10. halophobes
  11. halophobic

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