euryhaline

[ yoo r-i-hey-lahyn, -hal-ahyn ]
/ ˌyʊər ɪˈheɪ laɪn, -ˈhæl aɪn /

adjective

(of an aquatic organism) tolerating a wide range of salinity.

Example sentences from the Web for euryhaline

  • Among the Megadrili or earthworms there are not many other examples of these 'euryhaline' forms as they have been named.

    Earthworms and their Allies |Frank E. Beddard

British Dictionary definitions for euryhaline

euryhaline
/ (ˌjʊərɪˈheɪliːn, -laɪn) /

adjective

(of certain aquatic animals) able to tolerate a wide range of salinity Compare stenohaline