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ECTOTHERMIC [2 records]

Record 1 2015-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aquaculture
DEF

Said of an organism having no internal mechanism for temperature regulation; having a body temperature that varies with the temperature of the environment; cold-blooded.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aquaculture
DEF

qualifie des êtres vivants dont la température est variable suivant la température du milieu ambiant (par exemple : les poissons).

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Living Matter - General Properties
DEF

Deriving heat from without the body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propriétés générales de la matière vivante
DEF

Se dit d'une espèce animale dont la chaleur provient du milieu dans lequel elle se trouve.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Propiedades generales de la materia viva
DEF

[Se dice de un] animal cuya tasa de transferencia térmica es alta y la producción de calor metabólico pequeña, y su temperatura depende del intercambio térmico con el medio ambiente.

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