criófilo

See also: criofilo

Portuguese

Etymology

Internationalism. From crio- +‎ -filo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾiˈɔ.fi.lu/ [kɾɪˈɔ.fi.lu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɾjɔ.fi.lu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾiˈɔ.fi.lo/ [kɾɪˈɔ.fi.lo], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɾjɔ.fi.lo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾiˈɔ.fi.lu/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɾjɔ.fi.lu/

  • Hyphenation: cri‧ó‧fi‧lo

Adjective

criófilo (feminine criófila, masculine plural criófilos, feminine plural criófilas)

  1. (ecology) cryophilic (capable of living at extremely low temperature)
    Synonyms: criofílico; psicrófilo, psicrofílico
    Antonyms: criófobo, criofóbico; psicrófobo, psicrofóbico

Noun

criófilo m (plural criófilos)

  1. (ecology) cryophile (organism capable of living at extremely low temperature)
    Synonym: psicrófilo
    Antonyms: criófobo, psicrófobo

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