Ectotherm
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ectotherm is a noun meaning (biology) 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.
Meaning
(biology) 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.
Word Forms
- ectotherms
Antonyms for ectotherm
Common opposites include endotherm, homeotherm, homoeotherm, homoiotherm, homotherm.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thermoregulator, xerotherm, hematherm, reptile, gigantotherm, herptile.
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