HALOBACTERIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does halobacteria mean? 

• HALOBACTERIA (noun)
  The noun HALOBACTERIA has 1 sense:

1. halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats

  Familiarity information: HALOBACTERIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HALOBACTERIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

halobacter; halobacteria; halobacterium

Hypernyms ("halobacteria" is a kind of...):

halophil; halophile (archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival)