poikilothermy

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poikilothermy

noun

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

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noun the quality of having a variable body temperature depending on the environment

Deutsch	Poikilothermie, Kaltblütigkeit

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@misc{poikilothermy_2026,
  title = {poikilothermy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poikilothermy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}