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Ectotherm

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
poikilotherm
plural
Ectotherms
possessive
Ectotherm's
pluralpossessive
Ectotherms'