Definition of Extremophile
a small organism that lives in extreme conditions (hot or cold) that would be harmful to most living things
Examples of Extremophile in a sentence
Although Antarctica is too cold for humans to live on, the icy continent is inhabited by a microscopic extremophile group. 🔊
Deep inside the boiling volcanic soil, the tiny extremophile lives and reproduces. 🔊
In the liquid asphalt of the lake, no other organism can survive except the adaptable extremophile. 🔊
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