thermophilus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “warm, hot”) and φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”).
Adjective
thermophilus m (feminine thermophila, neuter thermophilum)
- A specific epithet for several heat-tolerant organisms
Derived terms
- Chaetomium thermophilum
- Chloracidobacterium thermophilum
- Dictyoglomus thermophilum
- Streptococcus thermophilus
- Tetrahymena thermophila
- Thermosphaeroma thermophilum
- Thermus thermophilus