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fauna vs ectotherm

ectotherm vs fauna

fauna and ectotherm both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fauna Yes No No No
ectotherm Yes No No No
As nouns, ectotherm is a hyponym of fauna; that is, ectotherm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fauna:
  • fauna: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  • ectotherm: an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals
Other hyponyms of fauna include pest, critter, creepy-crawly, darter, peeper, homeotherm, homoiotherm, homotherm, poikilotherm, range animal, varment, varmint, scavenger, work animal, domestic animal, domesticated animal, feeder, migrator, molter, moulter, pet, stayer, stunt, marine animal, marine creature, sea animal, sea creature, female, male, adult, offspring, young, pureblood, purebred, thoroughbred, giant, survivor, mutant, herbivore, insectivore, acrodont, pleurodont, zooplankton, conceptus, embryo, fertilized egg, chordate, invertebrate, metazoan, omnivore, predator, predatory animal, prey, quarry, game, hexapod, biped, larva, racer, fictional animal, captive, mate, albino, spirit animal.
fauna (noun) ectotherm (noun)
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals
all the animal life in a particular region or period
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