1) Animal 2) Animate being 3) Beast 4) Brute 5) Creature 6) Fauna 7) Poikilotherm
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1) Poikilotherm
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An ectotherm, from the Greek εκτός (ektós) `outside` and θερμός (thermós) `hot`, is an organism in which internal physiological sources of heat are of relatively small or quite negligible importance in controlling body temperature. Such organisms (for example frogs) rely on environmental heat sources, which permits them to operate...
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An organism that does not generate its own body heat and must use an external source of heat to warm itself. A cold-blooded organism. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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(ek´to-thәrm) an animal that exhibits ectothermy. poikilotherm.
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an animal that cannot regulate its body temperature by an internal mechanism. Reptiles and amphibians are ectotherms. A cold
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It is a cold-blooded animal, such as a lizard, that relies on external warmth to raise its body temperature so that it can become active.
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ectotherm, ectothermy A cold-blooded animal; that is, an organism that regulates its body temperature largely by exchanging heat with its environment; such as, a reptile, amphibian, or fish.
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An animal whose body temperature is determined by its surroundings. Most sharks are ectothermic.
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A cold-blooded animal; that is, an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings. Ectotherms cannot produce their own body heat
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`Cold-blooded` animal (see poikilothermy), such as a lizard, that relies on external warmth (ultimately from the Sun) to raise its body temperature so that it can become active. To cool the body, ectotherms seek out a cooler environment
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An animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings (also called cold-blooded).
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Animals in which body temperature is largely determined by external temperature sources and controlled by behavioural means.
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