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ectothermic - 3 dictionary results

ec⋅to⋅therm

  [ek-tuh-thurm]
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–noun Zoology.
a cold-blooded animal.
Origin:
1940–45; ecto- + therm

Related forms:
ec⋅to⋅ther⋅mic, adjective
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ec·to·ther·mic   (ěk'tə-thûr'mĭk)   
adj.  Of or relating to an organism that regulates its body temperature largely by exchanging heat with its surroundings; cold-blooded.
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ectothermic (ěk'tə-thûr'mĭk) or ec·to·ther·mal (-məl) or ec·to·ther·mous (-məs)
adj.
Of or relating to an organism that regulates its body temperature largely by exchanging heat with its surrounding environment.

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