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Definition of Stenohaline
1. Adjective. Tolerant of only a narrow range of saltwater concentrations. Used of aquatic organisms. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stenohaline
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stenohaline
Literary usage of Stenohaline
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geology of the Non-metallic Mineral Deposits Other Than Silicates by Amadeus William Grabau (1920)
"Bone beds consisting largely of fish remains have been formed in the past, where
an invasion of the sea water into the estuaries killed the stenohaline ..."
2. Einleitung in die Geologie als historische Wissenschaft: Beobachtungen über by Johannes Walther (1894)
"stenohaline Organismen sind solche, welche nur bei dem normalen Salzgehalt von
3—4 °/o zu leben vermögen, und bei einer ..."