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ectothermic

ectothermic adjective: of or relating to an ectotherm; having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.

Adjective

ectothermic

  1. Of or relating to an ectotherm; having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.

ectothermic meaning in Arabic, Malay and Thai

ectothermic in Arabic

of or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
بَارِد الدَّم bārid ad-dam

ectothermic in Malay

of or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
berdarah sejuk, berdarah dingin

ectothermic in Thai

of or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
เลือดเย็น lʉ̂ʉat-yen

Synonyms of ectothermic

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of ectothermic

Origin of ectothermic

From ectotherm + -ic.

Words formed from ectothermic

Questions about ectothermic

What does ectothermic mean?
Ectothermic means of or relating to an ectotherm; having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
What is ectothermic in Arabic?
Ectothermic in Arabic is بَارِد الدَّم (bārid ad-dam). See Ectothermic meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is ectothermic?
Ectothermic is an adjective.

Words near ectothermic in the dictionary

  1. ectosymbiotic
  2. ectoteloblast
  3. ectoteloblasts
  4. ectotherm
  5. ectothermal
  6. ectothermic
  7. ectothermically
  8. ectotherms
  9. ectothermy
  10. ectothrices
  11. ectothrix

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