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Heterothermy vs Poikilothermy - What's the difference?

heterothermy | poikilothermy | Related terms |

Poikilothermy is a related term of heterothermy.



As nouns the difference between heterothermy and poikilothermy

is that heterothermy is the possession of characteristics of both poikilothermy and homeothermy while poikilothermy is the quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature of the environment; cold-bloodedness.

heterothermy

English

Noun

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  • The possession of characteristics of both poikilothermy and homeothermy.

    • 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