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Heterotherm vs Poikilothermy - What's the difference?

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Heterotherm is a related term of poikilothermy.


As nouns the difference between heterotherm and poikilothermy

is that heterotherm is any heterothermic organism while poikilothermy is (biology) the quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature of the environment; cold-bloodedness.

heterotherm

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any heterothermic organism.

    • poikilothermy

    English

    (wikipedia poikilothermy)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (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

    Related terms

    * ectotherm * ectothermic * ectothermy * endotherm * endothermic * endothermy * heterotherm * heterothermia * heterothermic * heterothermy * homeotherm * homoiotherm * homoiothermous * homotherm * poikilotherm * poikilothermal * poikilothermic * poikilothermous * thermal homeostasis * thermoconformer * thermoregulation

    See also

    * bradymetabolism * daily torpor * Djungarian hamster (also Siberian hamster, Russian winter white dwarf hamster), Phodopus sungorus * metabolism * naked mole rat (also sand puppy or desert mole rat), Heterocephalus glaber * tachymetabolism * warm-blooded