Ectotherm (Crossword clue)
We found one answer for “Ectotherm” .
This page shows answers to the clue Ectotherm, followed by 8 definitions like “A cold-blooded animal”, “Ectotherm, ectothermy A cold-blooded animal” and “`Cold-blooded` animal (see poikilothermy)”.POIKILOTHERM |
Definitions of “Ectotherm”
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• (ek´to-thәrm) an animal that exhibits ectothermy
• An animal whose body temperature is determined by its surroundings
• An animal that cannot regulate its body temperature by an internal mechanism
• An ectotherm, from the Greek εκτός (ektós) `outside` and θερμός (thermós) `hot`
• An organism that does not generate its own body heat and must use an external source of heat to warm itself
• An animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings (also called cold-blooded)
• Animals in which body temperature is largely determined by external temperature sources and controlled by behavioural means
• It is a cold-blooded animal, such as a lizard, that relies on external warmth to raise its body temperature so that it can become active
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