EURYHALINE


Meaning of EURYHALINE in English

Pronunciation: ˌ yu ̇ r-i- ' h ā - ˌ l ī n, - ' ha-

Function: adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary eury- + Greek halinos of salt, from hals salt ― more at SALT

Date: 1888

: able to live in waters of a wide range of salinity < euryhaline crabs>

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