thermophile

== English == === Etymology === From thermo- +‎ -phile. === Noun === thermophile (plural thermophiles) (biology) An organism that lives and thrives at relatively high temperatures; a form of extremophile; many are members of the Archaea. ==== Hypernyms ==== extremophile ==== Derived terms ==== thermophilic hyperthermophile ==== Related terms ==== thermophilic ==== Translations ==== == French == === Adjective === thermophile (plural thermophiles) (biology) thermophilous, thermophilic === Further reading === “thermophile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === thermophile inflection of thermophil: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular