单词 | stenohaline |
释义 | stenohaline[ sten-uh-hal-ahyn, -hey-lahyn ] / ˌstɛn əˈhæl aɪn, -ˈheɪ laɪn / adjective(of an aquatic organism) unable to withstand wide variation in salinity of the surrounding water. Origin of stenohalineFirst recorded in 1925–30; steno- + Greek hálinos “made of or from salt”; see salt1 Words nearby stenohalinestenocephaly, stenochoria, stenograph, stenographer, stenography, stenohaline, stenopeic, stenopetalous, stenophagous, stenophyllous, stenosal murmur Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for stenohalinestenohaline / (ˌstɛnəʊˈheɪliːn, -laɪn) / adjective(of certain aquatic animals) able to exist only within a narrow range of salinityCompare euryhaline Word Origin for stenohalineC20: from steno- + haline, from Greek hals salt + -ine 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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