poikilotherm
poikilotherm · poikilotherms
A cold-blooded animalA cold-blooded animal.
Meaning
1 sensesA cold-blooded animal.
More definitions
- an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals
Origin
From poikilo- + -therm.From poikilo- + -therm.
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Forms
plural: poikilotherms| Singular | poikilotherm |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
5 antonymsendothermhomeothermhomoeothermhomoiothermhomotherm
Word family
6 related wordsSee also
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