thermophile

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Etymology

thermo- +‎ -phile

Noun

thermophile (plural thermophiles)

  1. (biology) An organism that lives and thrives at relatively high temperatures; a form of extremophile; many are members of the Archaea.

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French

Adjective

thermophile (plural thermophiles)

  1. (biology) thermophilous, thermophilic

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Adjective

thermophile

  1. inflection of thermophil:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

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Adjective

thermophile

  1. vocative masculine singular of thermophilus