Extremophile

Extremophile

An organism that can live in an extreme environment, e.g. barophiles (or piezophiles) that live under high pressure, psychrophiles that live at low temperatures, and thermophiles and hyperthermophiles that live at high temperatures; contrasted with a mesophile, which is an organism that lives under moderate conditions.

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