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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

  1. (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)