psychrophile

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noun

An organism that can live and thrive at temperatures much lower than normal; a form of extremophile.

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Meanings

nounpsychrophile (plural psychrophiles)

plural psychrophiles

  1. An organism that can live and thrive at temperatures much lower than normal; a form of extremophile.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cryophile

Origin

From psychro- + -phile.

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Translations

Finnish psykrofiili
  • psykrofiilitype of organism
Greek ψυχρόφιλος
  • ψυχρόφιλος (psychrófilos)type of organism
Portuguese psicrófilo
  • psicrófilotype of organism
Cite this entry
APA

psychrophile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychrophile

MLA

“psychrophile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychrophile. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psychrophile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychrophile.

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