Poikilothermy is a related term of poikilothermic.
As a noun poikilothermy
is (biology) the quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature of the environment; cold-bloodedness.
As an adjective poikilothermic is
(of an animal) having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
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
poikilothermic
English
Adjective
(-)
(of an animal) Having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
Synonyms
*cold-blooded
*poikilothermal
*poikilothermous
Antonyms
*homeothermic
Related terms
*poikilotherm
*poikilothermia
*poikilothermism
*poikilothermy
