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Homeotherm vs Poikilothermy - What's the difference?

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Homeotherm is a related term of poikilothermy.


As nouns the difference between homeotherm and poikilothermy

is that homeotherm is a creature that maintains a stable internal body temperature regardless of external influence while poikilothermy is (biology) the quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature of the environment; cold-bloodedness.

homeotherm

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A creature that maintains a stable internal body temperature regardless of external influence.
  • Derived terms

    * homeothermic * homeothermically * homeothermy

    Antonyms

    * poikilotherm

    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

    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