ECTOTHERM
Dictionary entry overview: What does ectotherm mean? • ECTOTHERM (noun)
The noun ECTOTHERM has 1 sense:
1. an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals
Familiarity information: ECTOTHERM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ECTOTHERM (noun)
Meaning:
An animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
ectotherm; poikilotherm
Hypernyms ("ectotherm" is a kind of...):
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
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