EURYHALINE


Meaning of EURYHALINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌyu̇r-i-ˈhā-ˌlīn, -ˈha- ]

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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