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poikilothermic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
poik-ilo-ther-mic
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.

Etymology

From poikilo- + -thermic.

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

poikilotherm poikilothermia poikilothermism poikilothermy

Synonyms

cold-blooded poikilothermal poikilothermous heterothermic ectothermic

Antonyms

homeothermic

Questions

What does poikilothermic mean?
Having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
Where does poikilothermic come from?
From poikilo- + -thermic.

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