different between heterothermy vs poikilothermy

heterothermy

English

Etymology

hetero- +? -thermy

Noun

heterothermy (uncountable)

  1. The possession of characteristics of both poikilothermy and homeothermy

Related terms

  • heterothermal / heterothermic

heterothermy From the web:

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  • what is regional heterothermy


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

poikilothermy From the web:

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  • what does poikilothermic mean in medical terms
  • what is poikilotherms in biology
  • what are poikilotherms class 11
  • what is poikilotherms called
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