stearothermophilus
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ancient Greek στέᾱρ (stéār, “fat”) + -o- + θερμός (“hot”) + -o- + φίλος (“dear”) + -us
Adjective
[edit]steārothermophilus (feminine steārothermophila, neuter steārothermophilum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) A specific epithet for some bacteria associated with hot springs
Usage notes
[edit]- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.