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ectotherm

noun

Meaning

  1. An animal, such as an amphibian, fish, reptile, or arthropod, which has a limited ability to regulate its body temperature and whose body temperature thus depends on the ambient temperature.

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  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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