Definition of Ectotherm

1. Noun. An animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals.

Exact synonyms: Poikilotherm
Generic synonyms: Animal, Animate Being, Beast, Brute, Creature, Fauna
Derivative terms: Poikilothermic, Poikilothermous

Definition of Ectotherm

1. Noun. (biology) a cold-blooded animal which regulates its body temperature by exchanging heat with its surroundings ¹

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Definition of Ectotherm

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Medical Definition of Ectotherm

1. An organism that does not generate its own body heat and must use an external source of heat to warm itself. A cold-blooded organism. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ectotherm

ectopterygoids
ectopy
ectoretina
ectorganism
ectorhinal
ectosarc
ectosarcs
ectoscopy
ectosteal
ectostoses
ectostosis
ectosymbiont
ectosymbionts
ectosymbiosis
ectosymbiotic
ectotherm (current term)
ectothermic
ectothermically
ectotherms
ectothermy
ectothrices
ectothrix
ectotoxin
ectotrophic
ectotrophoblastic cavity
ectotympanic
ectozoa
ectozoan
ectozoans
ectozoic

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