halophile

English Thesaurus

1. archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archaeobacteria, archeobacteria,
definition	:	considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	halobacter, halobacteria, halobacterium,
definition	:	halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats (noun.animal)