extremophile

n. “嗜极生物”, 或称作“嗜极菌”, 生活在各种极端恶劣环境下的微生物。

词形变化

extremophiles 复数 extremophiles

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of many organisms that live under extreme conditions of temperature, pressure, salinity, etc; many are autotrophs; some are commercially important as a source of enzymes that operate under similar conditions.

    嗜极生物

    生物

词源

From extreme + -o- + -phile.

来源：wiktionary