ectothermic

• Relativo a un organismo que utiliza fuentes externas del entorno para regular su temperatura corporal, como reptiles y anfibios.

Relating to an organism that relies on external environmental sources to regulate its body temperature, such as reptiles and amphibians.

1. Cold-bloodedC1formalscientific

   Describing animals whose body temperature changes with the temperature of their surroundings, such as reptiles, amphibians, and fish.

   Ectotermo

   • Snakes are ectothermic animals that rely on the sun to warm their bodies.
   • Ectothermic creatures are often found basking in the sun to regulate their temperature.
   • Unlike mammals, ectothermic species do not generate their own internal heat.

   Sinónimoscold-bloodedexothermicpoikilothermic

   Antónimosendothermic