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Definition of Stenotherm
1. Noun. (biology) An organism, often specifically an ectotherm, that functions only within a narrow temperature range ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stenotherm
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stenotherm
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. ..."