n.
An organism that regulates its body temperature largely by exchanging heat with its surroundings; a poikilotherm.
ectotherm
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(ĕk'tə-thûrm')
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An organism that regulates its body temperature largely by exchanging heat with its surroundings; a poikilotherm.
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