stenohaline
[ sten-uh-hal-ahyn, -hey-lahyn ]
adjective
(of an aquatic organism) unable to withstand wide variation in salinity of the surrounding water.
Origin of stenohaline
1Words Nearby stenohaline
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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 salinity: Compare euryhaline
Origin of stenohaline
1C20: from steno- + haline, from Greek hals salt + -ine 1
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