ectothermic

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1. ectothermic - Adjective

2. ectothermic - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment

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Amphibians are ectothermic (cold-blooded) vertebrates that do not maintain their body temperature through internal physiological processes. Source: Internet

Examples of some of the better understood physiological homeostats The core body temperature homeostat Thermal image of a cold-blooded tarantula ( ectothermic ) on a warm-blooded human hand ( endothermic ). Source: Internet

For redirect sidebar Thermographic image: an ectothermic snake is eating an endothermic mouse Warm-blooded animal species can maintain a body temperature higher than their environment. Source: Internet

Being ectothermic ("cold-blooded"), the surrounding temperature plays a large role in snake digestion. Source: Internet

Other species can respire through their skin, intestines, and/or stomach.sfn Osteichthyes are primitively ectothermic (cold blooded), meaning that their body temperature is dependent on that of the water. Source: Internet

This process is useful to ectothermic (cold-blooded) animals in the regulation of their body temperature. Source: Internet

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