- poi|ki|lo|therm
- poi|ki|lo|therm «POY kuh luh THURM», noun.a cold-blooded animal.
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poikilotherm — poi·kil·o·therm (poi kĭlʹə thûrm ) n. An organism, such as a fish or reptile, having a body temperature that varies with the temperature of its surroundings; an ectotherm. [Greek poikilos, spotted, various; See peig in Indo European Roots +… … Universalium
poikilothermism — poi·ki·lo·therm·ism thər .miz əm n the quality or state of being cold blooded * * * poi·ki·lo·ther·mism (poi″kĭ lo thurґmiz əm) poikilothermy … Medical dictionary
poikilotherm — poi|ki|lo|therm <zu ↑...therm> wechselwarm (von Tieren, deren Körpertemperatur sich entsprechend der Umwelttemperatur ändert, z. B. Lurche; Biol.); Ggs. ↑homöotherm … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
poikilotherm — A poikilothermic animal. SYN: allotherm, cold blooded animal. * * * poi·ki·lo·therm pȯi ki lə .thərm, (.)pȯi kil ə n an organism (as a frog) with a variable body temperature that is usu. slightly higher than the temperature of its environment:… … Medical dictionary
poikilotherm — poi·kilo·therm … English syllables
lo — ceph·a·lo·bi·dae; ceph·a·lo·cereus; ceph·a·lo·chord; ceph·a·lo·chor·da; ceph·a·lo·chor·da·ta; ceph·a·lo·di·um; ceph·a·lo·met·ric; ceph·a·lo·pho·lis; ceph·a·lo·spo·ri·um; ceph·a·lo·thecium; ceph·a·lo·thorax; ceph·a·lo·tus; cer·e·bel·lo·ru·bral;… … English syllables
ho — ago·ho; aho·le·ho·le; arap·a·ho; bon·ho·mie; bon·ho·mous; co·ho; co·ho·ba; co·ho·bate; co·ho·ni·na; da·ho·mey; eind·ho·ven; fraun·ho·fer; hal·chid·ho·ma; HO; Ho; ho·bart; ho·bo·he·mia; ho·bo·ism; ho·dag; ho·di·er·nal; ho·do·graph; ho·do·scope;… … English syllables
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
he — he·dych·i·um; he·dys·a·rum; he·gari; he·ge·li·an·ism; he·ge·li·an·ize; he·gel·ism; he·gem·o·nis·tic; he·gem·o·ny; he·gi·ra; he·gu·men; he·he; he·he; he·le·idae; he·le·ni·um; he·li·a·cal; he·li·am·pho·ra; he·li·an·tha·ceous; he·li·an·thate;… … English syllables
ics — isa·gog·ics; is·lam·ics; kin·e·mat·ics; log·ics; mag·net·ics; math·e·mat·ics; me·chan·ics; mel·is·mat·ics; meta·phys·ics; me·te·or·it·ics; mi·cro·me·rit·ics; mi·cro·phon·ics; mi·gra·tet·ics; mne·mon·ics; mono·stroph·ics; nu·cle·on·ics;… … English syllables
