As nouns the difference between taxonomy and poikilothermy
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while poikilothermy is (biology) the quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature of the environment; cold-bloodedness.
taxonomy
Noun
(taxonomies)
The science or the technique used to make a classification.
A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
(taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
Synonyms
* alpha taxonomy
Derived terms
* folk taxonomy
* scientific taxonomy
See also
* classification
* rank
* taxon
* domain
* kingdom
* subkingdom
* superphylum
* phylum
* subphylum
* class
* subclass
* infraclass
* superorder
* order
* suborder
* infraorder
* parvorder
* superfamily
* family
* subfamily
* genus
* species
* subspecies
* superregnum
* regnum
* subregnum
* superphylum
* phylum
* subphylum
* classis
* subclassis
* infraclassis
* superordo
* ordo
* subordo
* infraordo
* taxon
* superfamilia
* familia
* subfamilia
* ontology
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
