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ectothermic

ec·to·therm
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ek-tuh-thurm]
    • /ˈɛk təˌθɜrm/
    • /ˌektəðˈɜːmɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ek-tuh-thurm]
    • /ˈɛk təˌθɜrm/

Definitions of ectothermic word

  • noun ectothermic a cold-blooded animal. 1
  • noun ectothermic Of, or relating to an ectotherm; cold-blooded. 1
  • adjective ectothermic (of all animals except birds and mammals) having a body temperature that varies with the temperature of the surroundings 0

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Origin of ectothermic

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; ecto- + therm

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Parts of speech for Ectothermic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ectothermic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

ectothermic usage trend in Literature

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