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Halophile vs Halotolerant - What's the difference?

halophile | halotolerant |

In biology terms the difference between halophile and halotolerant

is that halophile is an organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile while halotolerant is able to tolerate a high concentration of salt in its environment.

As a noun halophile

is an organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile.

As an adjective halotolerant is

able to tolerate a high concentration of salt in its environment.

halophile

English

(wikipedia halophile)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) an organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile

    • Related terms

    * halophilic * halobacteria * halophyte * halotolerance * hyperhalophile

    halotolerant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (biology) Able to tolerate a high concentration of salt in its environment