poikilothermous

2 definitions found

poikilothermous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Poikilothermous \Poi`ki*lo*ther"mous\ (-m[u^]s), a. (Physiol.)
     Poikilothermal.
     [1913 Webster]

poikilothermous - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  poikilothermous
      adj 1: of animals except birds and mammals; having body
             temperature that varies with the environment [syn:
             poikilothermic, poikilothermous, heterothermic,
             ectothermic]