English Explanatory Dictionary

poikilothermy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature of the environment; cold-bloodedness.

Word forms

poikilothermy

Synonyms

cold-bloodedness poikilothermism

Related words

ectotherm ectothermic ectothermy endotherm endothermic endothermy heterotherm heterothermia heterothermic heterothermy homeotherm homoiotherm homoiothermous homotherm poikilotherm poikilothermal poikilothermic poikilothermous thermal homeostasis thermoconformer thermoregulation bradymetabolism daily torpor Djungarian hamster Phodopus sungorus metabolism naked mole rat Heterocephalus glaber tachymetabolism warm-blooded
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