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ectotherm

noun

  1. organism where internal heating sources are small or negligible
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From ecto- + -therm.

  1. A cold-blooded animal: one, 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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