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ectothermic

[ UK /ˌɛktəðˈɜːmɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment

How To Use ectothermic In A Sentence

  • Other eurythermal ectothermic marine organisms have been examined for their HSP responses.
  • Fish are amphibian bearcat animals that are about ectothermic (previously cold-blooded), covered with scales, and able with two sets of commutual fins and several unpaired fins. MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • The temperature at which the eggs of ectothermic vertebrates incubate can influence several phenotypic traits of offspring.
  • Three-segmented ectothermic quadropod, filiform antennae, mandibulate mouthparts, tegmina and hindwings, seemingly asocial. MINUTES TO BURN
  • Three-segmented ectothermic quadropod, filiform antennae, mandibulate mouthparts, tegmina and hindwings, seemingly asocial. MINUTES TO BURN
  • The temperature at which the eggs of ectothermic vertebrates incubate can influence several phenotypic traits of offspring.
  • Gigantothermy • Sometimes called ectothermic homeothermy) • Large, bulky ectothermic animals are more easily able to maintain a constant, relatively high body temperature than smaller animals by virtue of their greater volume to surface area ratio. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • For example, one might think that skeletal growth rates would be higher for an endothermic animal than for an ectothermic, or cold-blooded, one.
  • Three-segmented ectothermic quadropod, filiform antennae, mandibulate mouthparts, tegmina and hindwings, seemingly asocial. MINUTES TO BURN
  • Thus, perhaps the commonly asked question whether dinosaurs were ectotherms or endotherms is inappropriate, and it is more constructive to ask which dinosaurs were likely to have been endothermic and which ones ectothermic.
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