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halophily

halophily noun: the ability to live and thrive in an environment of high salinity.

Noun

halophily (uncountable)

  1. The ability to live and thrive in an environment of high salinity.

Origin of halophily

From halo- + -phily.

Questions about halophily

What does halophily mean?
Halophily means the ability to live and thrive in an environment of high salinity.
What part of speech is halophily?
Halophily is a noun.

Words near halophily in the dictionary

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

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