halobiont

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hal′ō bīont, hā′lō-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hal•o•bi•ont  (hal′ō bīont, hā′lō-),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]
  1. Ecologyan organism that thrives in a saline environment.
  • 1925–30; halo- + -biont living (in the environment specified); see symbiont
hal′o•bi•ontic, adj. 


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