Poikilothermy Common

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Noun

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

See Also

heterothermic poikilotherm naked mole rat djungarian hamster thermoregulation vary body temperature homoiothermous

Related Terms

heterothermic poikilotherm naked mole rat djungarian hamster thermoregulation vary body temperature homoiothermous heterothermy metabolism thermoconformer poikilothermic endothermy poikilothermal homoiotherm temperature daily torpor ectothermic homotherm endotherm

Rhyming Words

army gurmy barmy warmy wormy germy gormy dormy charmy smarmy swarmy stormy thermy aspermy us army squirmy antiarmy red army earwormy dispermy

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