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ECTOTHERMIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment
Synonyms:
ectothermic; heterothermic; poikilothermic; poikilothermous
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Similar:
cold-blooded (having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated))