psicrófilo

See also: psicrofilo

Portuguese

Etymology

Internationalism. From psicro- +‎ -filo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.siˈkɾɔ.fi.lu/, /psiˈkɾɔ.fi.lu/

Adjective

psicrófilo (feminine psicrófila, masculine plural psicrófilos, feminine plural psicrófilas)

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

Noun

psicrófilo m (plural psicrófilos)

  1. (ecology) psychrophile (organism capable of living at extremely low temperature)
    Synonym: criofílico
    Antonyms: psicrófobo; criófobo

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