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POIKILOTHERMIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment
Synonyms:
ectothermic; heterothermic; poikilothermic; poikilothermous
Classified under:
Similar:
cold-blooded (having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated))
Derivation:
poikilotherm (an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals)
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