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What is the adjective for halophile?

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halophilic
  1. Of, or relating to a halophile; living and thriving in an environment of high salinity.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Bacteriorhodopsin is the light-harvesting protein of the purple membrane of the halophilic microorganism Halobacterium halobium.”
      “These pictures show an immense bloom of a halophilic archaean species, in a saline pond at a salt works near San Quintin, Mexico.”
      “A continuous supply of sand ensures that the dunes continue to grow and gradually loose their halophilic character.”
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