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English word
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun poikilotherm has 1 sense
- poikilotherm(n = noun.animal) ectotherm - an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals; is a kind of animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
Derived forms adjective poikilothermic1, adjective poikilothermous1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
poikilotherm, n. an organism that regulates its body temperature by behavioural means, such as basking or burrowing; a cold-blooded organism (cf. HOMOEOTHERM).
Derivative
poikilothermal adj. poikilothermia n. poikilothermic adj. poikilothermy n.
Etymology
Gk poikilos multicoloured, changeable + therme heat