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stenothermal

Syllabification: (sten·o·ther·mal)
Pronunciation: /ˌstenəˈTHərmə/

Definition of stenothermal

adjective

Ecology
  • (of an organism) able to tolerate only a small range of temperature. Often contrasted with eurythermal.

Origin:

late 19th century: from Greek stenos 'narrow' + thermal

stenothermal in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of stenothermal in the British & World English dictionary