Ectotherm

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounAn animal, 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.

Synonyms

poikilotherm thermoregulator xerotherm hematherm reptile gigantotherm herptile theromorph typotherian animal cetothere amphibian

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