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Halophile Moderate

Halophile has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival

2

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

See Also
halophilism hyperhalophile halophilic halophiles halobacterium extremophile halotolerance organism
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
archaebacteria
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
halobacteria
Rhyming Words
ile lile wile tile nile vile sile hile rile bile kile file pile mile bfile avile edile chile baile prile
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