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homeotherm

English

Etymology

homeo- +? -therm

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?ho?mio????m/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h??mi.??????m/
  • Hyphenation: ho?me?o?therm

Noun

homeotherm (plural homeotherms)

  1. A creature that maintains a stable internal body temperature regardless of external influence.

Synonyms

  • endotherm

Antonyms

  • poikilotherm

Derived terms

  • homeothermic
  • homeothermically
  • homeothermy

Translations

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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

poikilothermy From the web:

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  • what is poikilotherms in biology
  • what are poikilotherms class 11
  • what is poikilotherms called
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