How to pronounce ectotherm
American English pronunciation
EK-tuh-thurm
- IPA
- /ˈɛktəˌθɝm/
- Syllables
- EK · tuh · thurm (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What ectotherm means
An animal, such as a lizard, warmed by its surroundings
In a sentence: The lizard is an ectotherm, so it basks on a warm rock each morning.
Where it comes from: It joins ecto-, from a Greek word for outside, with -therm, from a Greek word for heat.
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