polyextremophile

noun

polyextremophile

noun

Etymology From poly- + extremophile.

1

Biology, Natural sciences An organism which can tolerate two or more extreme environmental factors.

  • Indeed, their ability to survive many different types of extreme qualify them as 'polyextremophiles'.2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 95:
Related terms
extremophile

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