POIKILOTHERM
Dictionary entry overview: What does poikilotherm mean? • POIKILOTHERM (noun)
The noun POIKILOTHERM has 1 sense:
1. an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals
Familiarity information: POIKILOTHERM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• POIKILOTHERM (noun)
Meaning:
An animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
ectotherm; poikilotherm
Hypernyms ("poikilotherm" is a kind of...):
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
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