eurythermal

[ yoor-uh-thur-muhl ]

/ ˌyʊər əˈθɜr məl /

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adjective Biology.

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

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Also eu·ry·ther·mic

[yoor-uh-thur-mik], /ˌyʊər əˈθɜr mɪk/, eu·ry·ther·mous

[yoor-uh-thur-muhs] /ˌyʊər əˈθɜr məs/ .

Origin of eurythermal

First recorded in 1880–85; from German eurytherm; see origin at eury-, thermal

OTHER WORDS FROM eurythermal

eu·ry·therm, noun

Words nearby eurythermal

euryhaline, Eurymachus, euryphagous, eurypterid, Eurystheus, eurythermal, eurythmics, eurytopic, -eus, -euse, Eusebio

British Dictionary definitions for eurythermal

eurythermal

eurythermic or eurythermous

/ (ˌjʊərɪˈθɜːməl) /

adjective

(of organisms) able to tolerate a wide range of temperatures in the environmentCompare stenothermal

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