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eu·ry·ha·line | \ ˌyu̇r-i-ˈhā-ˌlīn 
, -ˈha- \
, -ˈha- \Definition of euryhaline
: able to live in waters of a wide range of salinity
euryhaline crabs
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The first known use of euryhaline was in 1888
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