haloxene

adjective

hal·​oxene

(ˈ)ha¦läkˌsēn,

ˈhaləˌzēn

of an organism

: tolerating but not preferring a saline habitat compare halophilic

Word History

Etymology

hal- + Greek xenos foreign

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