Definition of Stenotherm

1. Noun. (biology) An organism, often specifically an ectotherm, that functions only within a narrow temperature range ¹

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Definition of Stenotherm

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stenotherm

stenography
stenogs
stenokies
stenokous
stenoky
stenonite
stenopaic
stenophagous
stenophyllous
stenopterygius
stenos
stenosed
stenoses
stenosis
stenotherm (current term)
stenothermal
stenotherms
stenotic
stenotopic
stenotype
stenotyped
stenotypes
stenotypical
stenotypies
stenotyping
stenotypist
stenotypists
stenotypy
stens

Literary usage of Stenotherm

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Effects of the Eruptions of Mount St. Helens on Physical, Chemical, and by Douglas B. Lee (1998)
"... is a stenotherm—a term that characterizes species existing only within a narrow water-temperature range. Aside from discussing the preference of ..."

2. Denkschriften by Schweizerische naturforschende gesellschaft (1900)
"stenotherm-glacial. Hauptsächlich nordisch verbreitet. Nordisch. ... stenotherm-glacial. In kalten Bächen der Hoch- und Mittelgebirge. ..."

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