Cryophilous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cryophilous is an adjective meaning (zoology) Thriving at a low temperature.
Meaning
(zoology) Thriving at a low temperature.
Example Sentences
This warming is also implied by the decreasing percentage of cryophilous pollen taxa like Ericaceae and climbing trend of the δ 18 O curve in other paleoclimate records of the East Asia ^([sic]) (Fig 6), when the summer insolation is increasing.
Synonyms for cryophilous
Depending on context, synonyms include cryophilic, psychrophilic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include frigophilic, cryophytic, cold-natured, xerothermic, geophilic, xerothermophilic.
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