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ectotherms

ectotherms is the plural of ectotherm.

Meaning of ectotherm

Noun

ectotherm (plural ectotherms)

  1. A cold-blooded animal: one, such as an amphibian, fish, reptile, or arthropod, which has a limited ability to regulate its body temperature and whose body temperature thus depends on the ambient temperature.
    Synonyms:
    poikilotherm

Questions about ectotherms

What is ectotherms the plural of?
Ectotherms is the plural of ectotherm.

Words near ectotherms in the dictionary

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

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