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单词 stenohaline
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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 stenohaline

First recorded in 1925–30; steno- + Greek hálinos “made of or from salt”; see salt1

Words nearby stenohaline

stenocephaly, stenochoria, stenograph, stenographer, stenography, stenohaline, stenopeic, stenopetalous, stenophagous, stenophyllous, stenosal murmur
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British Dictionary definitions for stenohaline

stenohaline
/ (ˌstɛnəʊˈheɪliːn, -laɪn) /

adjective

(of certain aquatic animals) able to exist only within a narrow range of salinityCompare euryhaline

Word Origin for stenohaline

C20: from steno- + haline, from Greek hals salt + -ine 1
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