halophilic, a. Ecol.
(ˌhæləʊˈfɪlɪk)
[f. halophilous a. + -ic.]
Growing in or tolerating saline conditions, halophilous.
| 1919 Jrnl. Bacteriol. IV. 177 (title) A preliminary report upon some halophilic bacteria. 1964 Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. II. 161 Few studies have been made of the role of detritus as a food for halophilic Crustacea. 1971 M. Alexander Microbial Ecol. viii. 181 Some populations are obligately halophilic. |