Euryhaline
/ˌjʊə.riˈheɪ.laɪn/noun
Able to live in or tolerate a wide range of salt concentrations.
Did you know?Euryhaline is built from Greek roots meaning “wide” and “salt,” and it’s the opposite of a very specific biological sensitivity: some species can cross from fresh water to sea water without dying.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
eurys
“wide, broad”
Ancient Greek
Greek
hals
“salt; sea”
Late 19th Century
English
euryhaline
“coined in scientific usage for organisms tolerating a broad range of salinity”
Modern English
English
euryhaline
“able to live in or tolerate a wide range of salt concentrations”
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