MEANING
An organism adapted to thrive in environments with high salt concentrations.
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- halophilic microbe
- halophile community
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A halophile survived in the brine pool.
The sample contained a community of halophiles.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular halophile; plural halophiles. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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