thermophilus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “warm, hot”) and φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”).

Adjective

thermophilus m (feminine thermophila, neuter thermophilum)

1. A specific epithet for several heat-tolerant organisms

Derived terms

• Chaetomium thermophilum
• Chloracidobacterium thermophilum
• Dictyoglomus thermophilum
• Streptococcus thermophilus
• Tetrahymena thermophila
• Thermosphaeroma thermophilum
• Thermus thermophilus