eurythermal

[ yoor-uh-thur-muhl ]

adjectiveBiology.
  1. (of an organism) tolerating or adaptable to a wide range of temperatures.

Origin of eurythermal

1
First recorded in 1880–85; from German eurytherm; see origin at eury-, thermal
  • Also eu·ry·ther·mic [yoor-uh-thur-mik], /ˌyʊər əˈθɜr mɪk/, eu·ry·ther·mous [yoor-uh-thur-muhs] /ˌyʊər əˈθɜr məs/ .

Other words from eurythermal

  • eu·ry·therm, noun

Words Nearby eurythermal

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British Dictionary definitions for eurythermal

eurythermal

eurythermic or eurythermous

/ (ˌjʊərɪˈθɜːməl) /


adjective
  1. (of organisms) able to tolerate a wide range of temperatures in the environment: Compare stenothermal

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