endotherm

English

Etymology

From endo- +‎ -therm.

Noun

endotherm (plural endotherms)

1. (biology) An animal that maintains a constant body temperature.

Synonyms

• homeotherm

Derived terms

Derived terms

• endothermal
• endothermic
• endothermicity
• endothermy

Related terms

• ectotherm

Translations

type of animal

• Finnish: tasalämpöinen

See also

• warm-blooded

Anagrams

• den mother, netherdom

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)

1. endothermic

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)

1. endothermic

Declension

Positive forms of endotherm (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist endotherm	sie ist endotherm	es ist endotherm	sie sind endotherm
strong declension (without article)	nominative	endothermer	endotherme	endothermes	endotherme
	genitive	endothermen	endothermer	endothermen	endothermer
	dative	endothermem	endothermer	endothermem	endothermen
	accusative	endothermen	endotherme	endothermes	endotherme
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der endotherme	die endotherme	das endotherme	die endothermen
	genitive	des endothermen	der endothermen	des endothermen	der endothermen
	dative	dem endothermen	der endothermen	dem endothermen	den endothermen
	accusative	den endothermen	die endotherme	das endotherme	die endothermen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein endothermer	eine endotherme	ein endothermes	(keine) endothermen
	genitive	eines endothermen	einer endothermen	eines endothermen	(keiner) endothermen
	dative	einem endothermen	einer endothermen	einem endothermen	(keinen) endothermen
	accusative	einen endothermen	eine endotherme	ein endothermes	(keine) endothermen

Further reading

• “endotherm” in Duden online