Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Limited to or able to live only within a narrow range of saltwater concentrations. Used of aquatic organisms.
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- adjective
Tolerant of only anarrow range ofsaltwater concentrations . Used ofaquatic organisms .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[steno– + Greek halinos, of salt (from hals, hal-, salt; see halo–).]
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From steno (narrow) and haline (salt).
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