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euryhaline
[yoor-i-hey-lahyn, -hal-ahyn]
adjective
Biology.
(of an aquatic organism) tolerating a wide range of salinity.
euryhaline
/ -laɪn, ˌjʊərɪˈheɪliːn /
adjective
(of certain aquatic animals) able to tolerate a wide range of salinity Compare stenohaline
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Word History and Origins
Origin of euryhaline1
First recorded in 1885–90; eury- ( def. ) + Greek áԴDz “made of or from salt”; salt 1 ( def. )
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