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HALOBACTERIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does halobacterium mean?
• HALOBACTERIUM (noun)
The noun HALOBACTERIUM has 1 sense:
1. halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats
Familiarity information: HALOBACTERIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
halobacter; halobacteria; halobacterium
Hypernyms ("halobacterium" is a kind of...):
halophil; halophile (archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival)
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