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Noun Concept

Categories: Animal physiology, Thermoregulation

poikilotherm ectotherm cold-bloodedness poikilothermy bradymetabolism

An animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals WordNet 3.0

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An animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A poikilotherm is an animal whose internal temperature varies considerably. Wikipedia

An ectotherm, more commonly referred to as a "cold-blooded animal", is an animal in which internal physiological sources of heat are of relatively small or of quite negligible importance in controlling body temperature. Wikipedia

Property of organism's thermophysiology: internal temperature varies significantly Wikidata

Organism with considerable internal temperature variation Wikidata

Organism where internal heating sources are small or negligible Wikidata

The state of being cold-blooded. Wiktionary

An animal, such as an amphibian, fish, reptile, or arthropod, which has a limited ability to regulate its body temperature and whose body temperature thus depends on the ambient temperature. Wiktionary

Animal with limited ability to regulate its body temperature. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

animal

organism

thermoregulation

HAS KIND

insect thermoregulation

DERIVATION

poikilothermic

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia

Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary