单词 | stenohaline |
释义 | stenohaline/ˌstɛnəʊˈheɪlʌɪn / /ˌstɛnəʊˈheɪliːn/adjective Ecology (Of an aquatic organism) able to tolerate only a narrow range of salinity. Often contrasted with euryhaline.Considering the three patterns of ontogeny of postembryonic osmoregulation, it is clear that the studied species classed in pattern I (all stages are weak osmoregulators or osmoconformers) are marine stenohaline osmoconformers....
Origin1930s: from Greek stenos 'narrow' + halinos 'of salt'. |
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