POIKILOTHERM


Meaning of POIKILOTHERM in English

[poi.ki.lo.therm] n [Gk poikilos variegated + ISV -therm--more at paint] (1920): an organism (as a frog) with a variable body temperature that is usu. slightly higher than the temperature of its environment: a cold-blooded organism -- poi.ki.lo.ther.mic adj

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