noun
- An organism that can tolerate a wide range of temperatures.
Usage: biology; ecology
Examples
- Rats are eurytherms and can survive in both cold and hot climates.
- Many fish species are eurytherms, adapting to seasonal temperature changes.
- Cockroaches are considered eurytherms because they thrive across diverse thermal environments.
- Unlike stenotherms, eurytherms have broad physiological tolerance for temperature fluctuations.
- Desert plants and animals often evolve as eurytherms to handle extreme daily temperature variations.