euryhaline

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The alternative, that tetrapods radiated independently from lobe-fins that had originally been euryhaline [salt-tolerating] and subsequently lost their salt tolerance, seems even more unlikely and countered by the detailed similarities that are found in the tetrapods now known from over the world.

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  1. adjective Capable of tolerating a wide range of salt water concentrations. Used of an aquatic organism.

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  • The alternative, that tetrapods radiated independently from lobe-fins that had originally been euryhaline [salt-tolerating] and subsequently lost their salt tolerance, seems even more unlikely and countered by the detailed similarities that are found in the tetrapods now known from over the world. —  Evolution News & Views
 

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  1. Prop. *euryaline, from Greek εὐρύς, wide, + ἄλς, salt.
 

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