Poikilothermy

Full definition of poikilothermy

Noun

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

Synonyms

• cold-bloodedness
• poikilothermism

Hypernyms

• bloodedness

Coordinate terms

• homeothermy
• homoiothermy
• warm-bloodedness

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