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Definition of Halophile
1. Noun. Archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival.
Generic synonyms: Archaebacteria, Archaebacterium, Archaeobacteria, Archeobacteria
Specialized synonyms: Halobacter, Halobacteria, Halobacterium
Definition of Halophile
1. Noun. (biology) an organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Halophile
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Halophile
1. Any organism that lives or thrives in a salty environment. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Halophile
Literary usage of Halophile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1905)
"... rather than halophile plant. The only list of plants we made here (in the
month of December) is as follows, in order of relative abundance :— TRITICUM ..."
2. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1897)
"The prevailing species are mostly not halophile plants, although Scions ...
On the other hand, species normally not halophile, especially two rushes, ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1868)
"The extractive matter soluble in absolute alcohol he proposed to name halophile,
in consequence of its power of combining with various neutral salts. ..."
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