Eurytherm

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An organism, often specifically an ectotherm, that can function at a wide range of temperatures.

    "These and other differences between stenotherms and eurytherms suggest that the effects of global warming will not be uniform among ectothermic species."

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"These and other differences between stenotherms and eurytherms suggest that the effects of global warming will not be uniform among ectothermic species."

Etymology

From eury- + -therm.

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