English
hyperthermophile
From hyper- + thermophile.
A compound of hyper- + thermophile
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Today it means
noun An organism that lives and thrives in an extremely hot environment, such as a deep sea smoker vent; often a member of the Archaea.
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Etymograph / hyperthermophile