-therm
suff.（后缀）
语源
suff.（后缀）
- An animal having a specified kind of body temperature:
有…体温的动物：具有特殊体温的动物：
poikilotherm.
变温动物
语源
- From Greek thermē [heat]
源自 希腊语 thermē [热] - from thermos [warm, hot] * see g wher-
源自 thermos [暖，热] *参见 g wher-
-therm
1
variant of thermo- as final element in compound words:
isotherm.
Related Words
- dermatherm
- endotherm
- endothermic
- isallotherm
- isodrosotherm
- microtherm
-therm
noun combining form
ectotherm
noun combining form
ETYMOLOGY Greek thermē heat
: animal having a (specified) body temperatureectotherm
-therm
\ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: Greek thermē heat, from thermos hot
1.[probably from French -therme, from Greek thermē heat]
a. : plant accustomed to a (specified) type of heat
< megatherm >
< microtherm >
< xerotherm >
b. : animal having a (specified) body temperature
< ectotherm >
< endotherm >
2. : thermic line
< isobathytherm >
1.
a.
< megatherm >
< microtherm >
< xerotherm >
b.
< ectotherm >
< endotherm >
2.
< isobathytherm >
-therm
Suffix
- biology used to name types of animal having a specified form of body temperature mechanism
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “warm”).