| NOUN | animal | halophile, halophil | archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival |
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| Meaning | archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival. | |
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| Synonym | halophil | |
| Narrower | halobacteria, halobacterium, halobacter | halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats |
| Broader | archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archaeobacteria, archeobacteria | Considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae |
| Spanish | halófilo, halophil | |
| Catalan | halofília, halophil | |
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