Meanings
adjective
- biologyOf or relating to an ectotherm; having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
Synonyms: cold-blooded, poikilothermic, exothermic · Antonyms: endothermic, warm-blooded
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to an ectotherm; having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic بَارِد الدَّم
- بَارِد الدَّم (bārid ad-dam)of or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Bulgarian студенокръвен
- студенокръвен (studenokrăven)of or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Chinese Mandarin 冷血的
- 冷血的 (lěngxuè de)of or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Danish koldblodig
- koldblodigof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Dutch koudbloedig
- koudbloedigof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Estonian kõigusoojane, poikilotermne
- kõigusoojaneof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
- poikilotermneof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Finnish vaihtolämpöinen
- vaihtolämpöinenof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
French poïkilotherme, à sang froid
- poïkilothermeof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
- à sang froidof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
German wechselwarm, poikiloterm
- wechselwarmof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
- poikilotermof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
- kaltblütigof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Greek εξωθερμικός, ψυχρόαιμος
- εξωθερμικός (exothermikós)of or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
- ψυχρόαιμος (psychróaimos)of or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Hungarian hidegvérű
- hidegvérűof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Japanese 冷血の
- 冷血の (reiketsu no)of or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Korean 냉혈의
- 냉혈의 (naenghyeorui)of or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Latvian aukstasiņu, poikilotermisks
- aukstasiņuof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
- poikilotermisksof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Malay berdarah sejuk, berdarah dingin
- berdarah sejukof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
- berdarah dinginof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Norwegian Bokmål kaldblodig, vekselvarm
- kaldblodigof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
- vekselvarmof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Polish zmiennocieplny, egzotermiczny
- zmiennocieplnyof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
- egzotermicznyof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Portuguese de sangue frio, ectotérmico
- de sangue frioof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
- ectotérmicoof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Romanian poichiloterm
- poichilotermof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Russian эктоте́рмный, холоднокровный
- эктоте́рмный (ektotérmnyj)of or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
- холоднокровный (xolodnokrovnyj)of or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
- пойкилотермный (pojkilotermnyj)of or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Spanish de sangre fría
- de sangre fríaof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Swahili damu baridi
- damu baridiof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Swedish växelvarm, kallblodig
- växelvarmof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
- kallblodigof or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
Thai เลือดเย็น
- เลือดเย็น (lʉ̂ʉat-yen)of or relating to ectotherm; having an unregulated body temperature — see also endothermic
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Cite this entry
APA
ectothermic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectothermic
MLA
“ectothermic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectothermic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ectothermic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectothermic.
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