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[syn: poikilothermic, poikilothermous, heterothermic, ectothermic]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Poikilothermal \Poi`ki*lo*ther"mal\ (-th[~e]r"mal),
Poikilothermic \Poi`ki*lo*ther"mic\ (-th[~e]r"m[i^]k), a. [Gr.
poiki`los changeable + E. thermal, thermic.] (Physiol.)
Having a varying body temperature. See Homoiothermal.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
poikilothermic
adj 1: of animals except birds and mammals; having body
temperature that varies with the environment [syn:
poikilothermic, poikilothermous, heterothermic,
ectothermic]