halophile

== English == === Etymology === From halo- +‎ -phile. === Noun === halophile (plural halophiles) (biology) An organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== halobacteria halophil halophyte halotolerance ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From halo- +‎ -phile. === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /a.lɔ.fil/ === Adjective === halophile (plural halophiles) halophilic === Noun === halophile m (plural halophiles) halophile === Further reading === “halophile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Adjective === halophile vocative masculine singular of halophilus