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Stenohaline vs Oligohaline - What's the difference?

stenohaline | oligohaline |

As adjectives the difference between stenohaline and oligohaline

is that stenohaline is tolerant of only a narrow range of saltwater concentrations used of aquatic organisms while oligohaline is containing little salt.

stenohaline

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tolerant of only a narrow range of saltwater concentrations. Used of aquatic organisms.

    • Related terms

    * euryhaline

    oligohaline

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Containing little salt.