<biology, zoology> A condition in which an organisms body temperature relies on and varies with the temperature of the environment. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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(poi″kĭ-lo-thur´me) the state of having a body temperature that varies with that of the environment. the ability of organisms to adapt themselves to variations in the temperature of the environment. ectothermy.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: poy′ki-lō-ther′mē, -thĕrm′izm Definitions: 1. The condition of plants and cold-blooded animals, the temperature of which varies with the changes in the temperature of the surrounding medium.
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poikilothermy Fluctuation in body temperature in response to temperature changes in the environment, characteristic of all animals except mammals and birds. Also called, heterothermy, ectothermy.
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Condition in which an animal's body temperature is largely dependent on the temperature of the air or water in which it lives. It is characteristic of all animals except birds and mammals, which maintain their body temperatures by homeothermy (they are `warm-blooded`). Poikilotherms have behavioural means of temperature control...
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