polyextremophile

See also: polyextrêmophile

English

Etymology

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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