Hyperthermophile
Origin
From - + hyper + thermophile.
Full definition of hyperthermophile
Noun
hyperthermophile
(plural hyperthermophiles)- (biology) An organism that lives and thrives in an extremely hot environment, such as a deep sea smoker vent; often a member of the Archaea.
- 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, p. 208:Meanwhile, scientists were finding even hardier microbes, now known as hyperthermophiles, which demand temperatures of 80 degrees Celsius or more.