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ECTOTHERMIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ectothermic mean?
• ECTOTHERMIC (adjective)
The adjective ECTOTHERMIC has 1 sense:
1. of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment
Familiarity information: ECTOTHERMIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment
Synonyms:
ectothermic; heterothermic; poikilothermic; poikilothermous
Similar:
cold-blooded (having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated))
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