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ec·to·therm

 (ĕk′tə-thûrm′)
n.
An organism that depends on external sources for its body heat.
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ectotherm

(ˈɛktəʊˌθɜːm)
n
an animal whose body temperature is determined by ambient temperature, and hence any animal except birds and mammals
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ec•to•therm

(ˈɛk təˌθɜrm)

n.
a cold-blooded animal.
[1940–45]
ec`to•ther′mic, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.ectotherm - an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals
poikilotherm
animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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Other arboviruses infect a variety of ectotherms, including species of lizards (2-4), snakes (5-11), and turtles (12,13), but the knowledge of ectotherm involvement in the ecology of WNV is limited.
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The parameters [y.sub.[c.sub.i]] and [y.sub.p] constrain the metabolic type of the consumer and predator (endotherm, vertebrate ectotherm, and invertebrate ectotherm), where the maximum value of y is 1.6 for endotherms, 3.9 for vertebrate ectotherms, and 19.4 for invertebrate ectotherms (Yodzis and Innes 1992, McCann and Yodzis 1994).
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