ectothermically

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ectothermic +‎ -ally

Adverb[edit]

ectothermically (not comparable)

  1. In an ectothermic way.
    • 2007 February 20, Natalie Angier, “A Mammal in Winter With a Furnace of Her Own”, in New York Times[1]:
      I am not at the mercy of the elements, ectothermically dependent on external sources of heat to spur my every move.