endotherm
English
Etymology
Noun
endotherm (plural endotherms)
- (biology) An animal that maintains a constant body temperature.
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Translations
type of animal
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Dutch
Etymology
Probably borrowed. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛn.doːˈtɛrm/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: en‧do‧therm
- Rhymes: -ɛrm
Adjective
endotherm (not comparable)
Declension
| Declension of endotherm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | endotherm | |||
| inflected | endotherme | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | endotherm | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | endotherme | ||
| n. sing. | endotherm | |||
| plural | endotherme | |||
| definite | endotherme | |||
| partitive | endotherms | |||
Related terms
- endothermiciteit
- endothermie
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
endotherm (strong nominative masculine singular endothermer, not comparable)
Declension
Positive forms of endotherm (uncomparable)
Further reading
- “endotherm” in Duden online