English Dictionary

ectotherm

名詞

(biology) An animal, such as an amphibian, fish, reptile, or arthropod, which has a limited ability to regulate its body temperature and whose body temperature thus depends on the ambient temperature.

日本語の意味

外温動物：自らの体温を厳密には調節できず、周囲の温度に依存する動物（例：両生類、魚類、爬虫類、節足動物など）

During the early morning, the ectotherm warmed itself on a sunlit rock before hunting for food.

朝早く、その変温動物は食べ物を探す前に日当たりの良い岩の上で体を温めていた。

意味（1）

(biology) An animal, such as an amphibian, fish, reptile, or arthropod, which has a limited ability to regulate its body temperature and whose body temperature thus depends on the ambient temperature.

ectotherms （ plural ）