different between heterotherm vs poikilothermy

heterotherm

English

Noun

heterotherm (plural heterotherms)

  1. Any heterothermic organism.

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poikilothermy

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

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