poikilothermic

1. 1.

   of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment

   Synonymspoikilothermousheterothermicectothermic

   Similarcold-blooded

Questions about poikilothermic

What does poikilothermic mean?

poikilothermic means "of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment".

How many syllables are in poikilothermic?

poikilothermic has 5 syllables: poi-ki-lo-ther-mic. The stress falls on "ther".

What is another word for poikilothermic?

Close synonyms include poikilothermous, heterothermic, ectothermic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is poikilothermic a common word?

poikilothermic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.