extremophile
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英 [ɪks'təi:məfɪl]
- 网络嗜极生物；极端微生物；嗜极菌
n. | 1. an organism, especially a microorganism, that thrives in climatic or environmental extremes such as the intense heat of a boiling sulfur pool or the intense cold of Arctic permafrost |