polyextremophile

polyextremophile

See also: polyextrêmophile

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
English extreme
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s
Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor.
Latin -philalbor.
English -phile
English extremophile
English polyextremophile

    From poly- + extremophile.

    Noun

    polyextremophile (plural polyextremophiles)

    1. (biology) An organism which can tolerate two or more extreme environmental factors.
      • 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 95:
        Indeed, their ability to survive many different types of extreme qualify them as 'polyextremophiles'.

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