barophobic

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Etymology[edit]

baro- +‎ -phobic

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Adjective[edit]

barophobic (comparative more barophobic, superlative most barophobic)

  1. (ecology) Not adapted to survive at high pressures.
    • 2001, Edited by Rabin Sen Gupta, The Indian Ocean: A Perspective, Volume 2[1], →ISBN, page 500:
      Non-marine bacteria: Freshwater and parasitic bacteria are barophobic.