psychrophile

English

Etymology

psychro- + -phile

Noun

psychrophile (plural psychrophiles)

  1. An organism that can live and thrive at temperatures much lower than normal; a form of extremophile.
  • Category:English terms prefixed with psychro-

Translations

See also

French

Etymology

psychro- + -phile

Adjective

psychrophile (plural psychrophiles)

  1. (botany) psychrophilous
    Antonym: thermophile

Further reading

Paronyms

  • psychophile

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

psychrophile

  1. inflection of psychrophil:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Latin

Adjective

psychrophile

  1. vocative masculine singular of psychrophilus
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