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[syn: halobacteria, halobacterium, halobacter]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
halobacter \halobacter\, halobacterium \halobacterium\n.; pl.
halobacteria, or halobacters.
Any halophilic bacterium of the archaebacteria group,
expecially of the genera Halobacterium and Halococcus,
which live in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or
salt flats.
Syn: halobacteria, halobacter.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
halobacterium
n 1: halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or
salt flats [syn: halobacteria, halobacterium,
halobacter]