ectotherm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A cold-blooded animal: one, such as an amphibian, fish, reptile, or arthropod, which has a limited ability to regulate its body temperature and whose body temperature thus depends on the ambient temperature.

ectotherm ectotherms

From ecto- + -therm.

poikilotherm

endotherm homeotherm homoeotherm homoiotherm homotherm

ectothermal ectothermic

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