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ectothermic

adjective

  1. cold-blooded; body temperature entirely determined by environment
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English ectotherm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ectothermic From ectotherm + -ic.

  1. Of or relating to an ectotherm; having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
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