Definition of "heterothermic" [heterothermic]

• Relating to, or exhibiting, heterothermy. (adjective)

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• "In heterothermic (cold-blooded) invertebrates, hairiness and melanism (dark pigmentation) enable them to warm up in the summer season."
• "Thus, an impaired control of the heterothermic process induced high energy costs in the aging mouse lemur exposed to cold."