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单词 euryhaline
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euryhaline

[ yoor-i-hey-lahyn, -hal-ahyn ]
/ ˌyʊər ɪˈheɪ laɪn, -ˈhæl aɪn /

adjective Biology.

(of an aquatic organism) tolerating a wide range of salinity.

Origin of euryhaline

First recorded in 1885–90; eury- + Greek hálinos “made of or from salt”; see salt1

Words nearby euryhaline

Eurybia, eurycephalic, Euryclea, Eurydice, eurygnathic, euryhaline, Eurymachus, euryon, euryopia, euryphagous, eurypterid
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Example sentences from the Web for euryhaline

  • Among the Megadrili or earthworms there are not many other examples of these 'euryhaline' forms as they have been named.

    Earthworms and their Allies|Frank E. Beddard

British Dictionary definitions for euryhaline

euryhaline
/ (ˌjʊərɪˈheɪliːn, -laɪn) /

adjective

(of certain aquatic animals) able to tolerate a wide range of salinityCompare stenohaline
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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