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poikilothermy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
poik-ilo-thermy
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature of the environment; cold-bloodedness.

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

thermal homeostasis daily torpor Djungarian hamster Phodopus sungorus naked mole rat Heterocephalus glaber warm-blooded

Frequently Paired Words

ectotherm ectothermic ectothermy endotherm endothermic endothermy heterotherm heterothermia

Synonyms

cold-bloodedness poikilothermism

Questions

What does poikilothermy mean?
The quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature of the environment; cold-bloodedness.

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