1. an organism that can tolerate only a narrow range of temperatures
Usage: biology

Examples

• Arctic fish are stenotherms that cannot survive in warm water.
• The coral species is a stenotherm requiring very specific water temperatures.
• Many tropical plants are stenotherms and die when exposed to cold.
• Deep-sea creatures are often stenotherms adapted to constant cold temperatures.
• Climate change poses a serious threat to stenotherms with narrow temperature tolerance.
• The laboratory maintains strict temperature control for stenotherm specimens.