ectotherm

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Noun ectotherm has 1 sense

poikilotherm, ectotherm - an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals
--₁ is a kind of animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna

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Ectotherm

Noun

Definition: An organism that relies on external sources of heat to regulate its body temperature

Example Sentence: The lizard is an ectotherm because it basks in the sun to warm its body.

Adjective

Definition: Referring to an organism that regulates its body temperature by external means

Example Sentence: Reptiles are ectothermic creatures that cannot maintain a constant internal body temperature.

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