# halophile

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile

## Etymology
From halo- + -phile.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/halophile