different between endotherm vs poikilothermy

English

Etymology

endo- +? -therm

Noun

endotherm (plural endotherms)

1. (biology) an animal that maintains a constant body temperature

Synonyms

• homeotherm

Derived terms

Related terms

• ectotherm

Translations

See also

• warm-blooded

Anagrams

• den mother, netherdom

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n.do??t?rm/
• Hyphenation: en?do?therm
• Rhymes: -?rm

Adjective

endotherm (not comparable)

1. endothermic

Inflection

Related terms

• endothermiciteit
• endothermie

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

endotherm (not comparable)

1. endothermic

Declension

Further reading

• “endotherm” in Duden online

English

Noun

poikilothermy (uncountable)

1. (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

Translations

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