ECTOTHERM

Meaning of ECTOTHERM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈek-tə-ˌthərm ]

noun

Date: 1940

: a cold-blooded animal : poikilotherm

• ec·to·ther·mic ˌek-tə-ˈthər-mik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

ECTOTHERM — noun Date: 1940 a cold-blooded animal ; poikilotherm , ~ic adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ECTOTHERM — Any so-called cold-blooded animal; that is, any animal whose regulation of body temperature depends on external sources, such as sunlight …
Английский словарь Британика
ECTOTHERM — ˈektəˌthərm noun ( -s ) Etymology: ect- + -therm : a cold-blooded animal : poikilotherm
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ECTOTHERM — — ectothermic , adj. /ek"teuh therrm'/ , n. Zool. a cold-blooded animal. [ 1940-45; ECTO- + THERM ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ECTOTHERM — n. cold-blooded animal, organism that has a variable body temperature which is regulated by the environment (such as reptiles and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ECTOTHERM — [ 'ɛktəʊθə:m ] ■ noun Zoology an animal that is dependent on external sources of body heat. Derivatives ~ic adjective …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ECTOTHERM — [ec.to.therm] n (1945): a cold-blooded animal: poikilotherm -- ec.to.ther.mic adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ECTOTHERM — n. Any so-called cold-blooded animal; that is, any animal whose regulation of body temperature depends on external sources, such as …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ECTOTHERM — n. Pronunciation: ' ek-t ə - ˌ th ə rm Function: noun Date: 1940 : a cold-blooded animal : POIKILOTHERM …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ECTOTHERMIC — adjective see: ectotherm
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POIKILOTHERM — n. (Zoology) ectotherm, cold-blooded organism, organism that has a variable body temperature which is regulated by the environment (such as …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ECTOTHERMIC — see ectotherm
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-THERM — [-therm] n comb form [Gk therme heat]: animal having a (specified) body temperature "ectotherm"
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