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General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. ectothermy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. ectothermy: Wiktionary
  3. ectothermy: Dictionary.com
  4. Ectothermy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. ectothermy: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. ectothermy: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. ectothermy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. ectothermy: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (ectothermy)

▸ noun:  (biology) The condition of being ectothermic or cold-blooded; the maintenance of body temperature using external heat.

Similar:
endotherm, ecotherm, endothermy, endothermia, poikilothermy, homeothermy, mesothermy, thermoregulation, eurytherm, gigantothermy, more...

Opposite:
endothermy, homeothermy, warm-bloodedness

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Similar:
endotherm, ecotherm, endothermy, endothermia, poikilothermy, homeothermy, mesothermy, thermoregulation, eurytherm, gigantothermy, more...

Opposite:
endothermy, homeothermy, warm-bloodedness



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