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Ectotherm vs Homeotherm - What's the difference?

ectotherm | homeotherm |

As nouns the difference between ectotherm and homeotherm

is that ectotherm is (biology) a cold-blooded animal which regulates its body temperature by exchanging heat with its surroundings while homeotherm is a creature that maintains a stable internal body temperature regardless of external influence.

ectotherm

English

Noun

(wikipedia ectotherm) (en noun)
  • (biology) a cold-blooded animal which regulates its body temperature by exchanging heat with its surroundings

    • Related terms

    * endotherm

    homeotherm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A creature that maintains a stable internal body temperature regardless of external influence.

    • Derived terms

    * homeothermic * homeothermically * homeothermy

    Antonyms

    * poikilotherm