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stenohaline definition

steno·ha·line (sten′ə hā′līn′, -hal′īn′)

adjective

Biol. able to exist only in waters with a very narrow range in their salt content

Etymology: steno- + hal(o)- + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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