pago-, pag- (cold, freezing) +

(Greek: cold, frost, freezing; fixed or hardened; united)

Be aware that there is another Greek pago- unit that refers to a "peak"; however, it is used by biologists and ecologists in the restricted sense of "foothill".

pagon
Plant and animal organisms existing in ice.
pagophagia
1. A form of pica characterized by the deliberate eating of large quantities of ice. The condition may be associated with iron-deficiency anemia.
2. A compulsive eating of ice.
3. A folk remedy suggesting the eating of a bowl of ice each day to offset iron deficiency.
pagophile
Something (plants or animals) thriving in ice or preferring to exist in ice.
pagophilia
Thriving in ice or preferring to exist in ice.
pagophilous
Having a preference for environments consisting of ice.

The Antarctic and Snow Petrels, Adelie and Emperor Penguins, and Antarctic Tern can be called the real pagophilous species. Petrels are never observed far from the ice edge although they are encountered in ice-free water.

Pagophilus
Harp seals; also called: genus Pagophilus.
Pagophilus groenlandicus
Harp Seal (Greenland Seal) that live on ice and snow; however they are not confined to the area of (groenlandicus) Greenland. They are widespread in the Arctic.

These seals have unusual and distinct markings on the back which have given rise to the names "Harp" and "Saddlebacked".

pagophily
Thriving on ice (as some animals and plants) or living within ice itself (as some bacteria or other microscopic creatures).
pagophyte
Plants that thrive on (or in) ice.
pagoplexia
Frostbite; damage to tissues as the result of exposure to very low environmental temperatures.
pagoscope
A device for showing at a glance whether the prevailing dew point is below freezing; a hygrodeik (a wet and dry bulb hygrometer: any instrument for measuring the water-vapor content of the atmosphere).

Cross references of word families that are related directly or indirectly to "winter, freezing, frost, and/or cold": algid- (cold, chilly); cheimo-, chimo- (winter, cold); crymo-, krymo- (cold, chill, frost); cryo-, kryo-; (cold, freezing); psychro- (cold); rhigo- (cold, frost; shiver).