Definition of poikilotherm Poikilotherm
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What does poikilotherm mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: poikilotherms |
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| poikilotherm - an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals | ||
| ectotherm | ||
| animal, animate being, beast, brute, fauna, creature a living organism characterized by voluntary movement | ||
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Wiktionary 
- poikilotherm (Noun)
A cold-blooded animal. - poikilotherm (Adjective)
cold-blooded.
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poikilotherm
(Zoology) Having a body temperature that varies according to the outside temperature.
