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haloarchaea
[ hal-oh-ahr-kee-uh ]
plural noun
, singular hal·o·ar·chae·on [hal-oh-, ahr, -kee-on].
- Microbiology. a group of archaea requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival, and having no chlorophyll but a distinctive purplish pigmentation by which photosynthesis occurs.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of haloarchaea1
First recorded in 1995–2000; halo- ( def ) + archaea ( def )
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