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词汇 euryhaline
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Definition of euryhaline in English:

euryhaline

adjective ˌjʊərɪˈheɪlʌɪnˌjʊərɪˈheɪliːnˌyərəˈhālīn
Ecology
  • (of an aquatic organism) able to tolerate a wide range of salinity.

    〔生态〕(水生生物)广盐性的。常与STENOHALINE 相对

    Often contrasted with stenohaline
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Although these represent a small number of the euryhaline species, they are widely separated in the evolution of teleosts, suggesting that the osmoregulatory action of GH and IGFI may also be widespread among teleosts.
    • The crustacean hepatopancreas expresses a variety of transporters, but little attention has been paid to their possible involvement in osmoregulation by euryhaline species.
    • Species that are able to efficiently osmoregulate are generally euryhaline.
    • Similar phenomena occur in terrestrial and euryhaline aquatic isopods.
    • Marine sponges are an essential and highly diverse component of marine benthic communities, ranging from the euryhaline estuarine, to intertidal, to the deep-sea.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek eurus 'wide' + halinos 'of salt'.

Definition of euryhaline in US English:

euryhaline

adjectiveˌyərəˈhālīn
Ecology
  • (of an aquatic organism) able to tolerate a wide range of salinity.

    〔生态〕(水生生物)广盐性的。常与STENOHALINE 相对

    Often contrasted with stenohaline
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Although these represent a small number of the euryhaline species, they are widely separated in the evolution of teleosts, suggesting that the osmoregulatory action of GH and IGFI may also be widespread among teleosts.
    • Species that are able to efficiently osmoregulate are generally euryhaline.
    • Similar phenomena occur in terrestrial and euryhaline aquatic isopods.
    • Marine sponges are an essential and highly diverse component of marine benthic communities, ranging from the euryhaline estuarine, to intertidal, to the deep-sea.
    • The crustacean hepatopancreas expresses a variety of transporters, but little attention has been paid to their possible involvement in osmoregulation by euryhaline species.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek eurus ‘wide’ + halinos ‘of salt’.

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