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poikilotherm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
poik-ilo-therm
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Cold-blooded.

noun

A cold-blooded animal.

Etymology

From poikilo- + -therm.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more poikilotherm (comparative) most poikilotherm (superlative) poikilotherms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

poikilothermal poikilothermia poikilothermic poikilothermism poikilothermous poikilothermy

Synonyms

poikilothermic ectothermic ectotherm

Antonyms

endothermic homeothermic homoeothermic homoiothermic homothermic endotherm homeotherm homoeotherm homoiotherm homotherm

Questions

What does poikilotherm mean?
Cold-blooded.
Where does poikilotherm come from?
From poikilo- + -therm.

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