cryophilous

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adjective

Thriving at a low temperature.

Opposite
cryophobic
Scrabble 21

Meanings

adjectivecryophilous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyThriving at a low temperature.

    This warming is also implied by the decreasing percentage of cryophilous pollen taxa like Ericaceae and climbing trend of the δ 18 O curve in other paleoclimate records of the East Asia ^([sic]) (Fig 6), when the summer insolation is increasing.

    2016 January 6, “Vegetation and Climate Change during the Last Deglaciation in the Great Khingan Mountain, Northeastern China”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

    Synonyms: cryophilic, psychrophilic · Antonyms: cryophobic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThriving at a low temperature.

Opposite
cryophobic

Origin

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Chicago

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