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. [n -S]

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

ectoprocts
ectoprotein kinase
ectopy
ectopy
ectoretina
ectorganism
ectosarc
ectosarc
ectosarcs
ectoscopy
ectosteal
ectostosis
ectosymbiont
ectosymbiosis
ectotherm (current term)
ectotherm (current term)
ectothermic
ectothermic
ectotherms
ectothrix
ectotoxin
ectotrophic
ectotrophic
ectotrophoblastic cavity
ectozoa
ectozoan
ectozoans
ectozoic
ectozoic
ectozoon

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