polyextremophile

See also: polyextrêmophile

English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ extremophile.

Noun

polyextremophile (plural polyextremophiles)

1. (biology) An organism which can tolerate two or more extreme environmental factors.
   • 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 95:

     Indeed, their ability to survive many different types of extreme qualify them as 'polyextremophiles'.

See also

• extremophile