halophilic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς (hắls)der. English halo- English -philic English halophilic From halo- + -philic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of, or relating to a halophile; living and thriving in an environment of high salinity.
Deriveds
nonhalophilic · thermohalophilic · hyperhalophilic
Translations (2)
pt halófilo (thriving in high-salinity environments) · pl słonolubny (thriving in high-salinity environments)