ectothermic
IPA: ˈɛktʌθˈɝmɪk
adjective
- (zoology) Of or relating to an ectotherm; having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
Advertisement
Examples of "ectothermic" in Sentences
- Also termed ectothermic or cold blooded.
- Most fish are cold blooded ectothermic .
- Most fish are ectothermic or cold blooded .
- Large ectothermic herbivores are equally rare.
- In biology, an [[organism]] is called '' 'ectothermic' '' if it lacks an internal mechanism for regulating body heat.
- Current revision as of 22: 52, 27 June 2009 is called ectothermic if it lacks an internal mechanism for regulating body heat.
- This invertebrate is ectothermic, meaning that they have body temperature that varies with the environment and they exhibit bilateral symmetry.
- Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. In biology, an [[organism]] is called '' 'ectothermic' '' if it lacks an internal mechanism for regulating body heat.
- Thus, it is easy to make a distinction between them in flight. ectothermic, meaning that they have body temperature that varies with the environment and they exhibit bilateral symmetry.