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halobiont definition

halo·bi·ont (hal′ō bī′änt)

noun

an organism living in a saline environment, as in the sea

Etymology: halo- + Gr bion, living + -t

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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