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poignancy | poignant | poignantly | poikilitic | poikilocyte | poikilotherm | poikilothermal | poikilothermic | poikilothermous | poilu | poinciana

poikilotherm

OXFORD DICTIONARY

poikilotherm, n. an organism that regulates its body temperature by behavioural means, such as basking or burrowing; a cold-blooded organism (cf. HOMOEOTHERM).

Derivative
poikilothermal adj. poikilothermia n. poikilothermic adj. poikilothermy n.
Etymology
Gk poikilos multicoloured, changeable + therme heat

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