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Noun Concept
Categories: Thermoregulation, Animal physiology
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poikilotherm  ectotherm  cold-bloodedness  poikilothermy  bradymetabolism
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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
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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
FACET OF
poikilotherm
HAS QUALITY
poikilotherm
OPPOSITE OF
endotherm
homeothermy
SAID TO BE THE SAME AS
bradymetabolism
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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poikilotherm, ectotherm
Wikipedia
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ectotherm, poikilotherm
Wikidata
EN
ectotherm, poikilotherm, poikilothermy
Wiktionary
EN
cold-bloodedness, ectotherm
Wikipedia Redirections
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Ecothermy, ectothermic, ectotherms, ectothermy, Poikilothermal, poikilothermia, poikilothermic, Poikilothermism, poikilotherms, poikilothermy, Poiklotherm, Poiklothermic, Poiklotherms, Poiklothermy, Poilikotherm, Poilikothermic, Poilikotherms, Poilikothermy, Poilotherm, Poilothermic, Poilotherms, Poilothermy, Pokilotherm, Pokilothermic, Pokilotherms, Pokilothermy, Poklotherm, Poklothermic, Poklotherms, Poklothermy, Polikotherm, Polikothermic, Polikothermy
Wikidata Alias
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bradymetabolism, cold-blooded animal, cold blooded animal, ectothermy

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