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PRONUNCIATION OF POIKILOTHERMAL

poikilothermal  [ˌpɔɪkɪləʊˈθɜːməl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POIKILOTHERMAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Poikilothermal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES POIKILOTHERMAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

poikilothermal

Poikilotherm

A poikilotherm is an organism whose internal temperature varies considerably. It is the opposite of a homeotherm, an organism which maintains thermal homeostasis. Usually the variation is a consequence of variation in the ambient environmental temperature. Many terrestrial ectotherms are poikilothermic. However some ectotherms remain in temperature-constant environments to the point that they are actually able to maintain a constant internal temperature. It is this distinction that often makes the term "poikilotherm" more useful than the vernacular "cold-blooded", which is sometimes used to refer to ectotherms more generally. Poikilothermic animals include types of vertebrate animals, specifically fish, amphibians, and reptiles, as well as a large number of invertebrate animals. The Naked mole rat is the only mammal that is currently thought to be poikilothermic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POIKILOTHERMAL


diathermal
ˌdaɪəˈθɜːməl
electrothermal
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈθɜːməl
epithermal
ˌɛpɪˈθɜːməl
eurythermal
ˌjʊərɪˈθɜːməl
geothermal
ˌdʒiːəʊˈθɜːməl
haematothermal
ˌhɛmətəʊˈθɜːməl
hematothermal
ˌhɛmətəʊˈθɜːməl
heterothermal
ˌhɛtərəʊˈθɜːməl
homeothermal
ˌhɒmɪəʊˈθɜːməl
homoiothermal
ˌhɒmɔɪəʊˈθɜːməl
homothermal
ˌhəʊməʊˈθɜːməl
hydrothermal
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɜːməl
hyperthermal
ˌhaɪpəˈθɜːməl
hypothermal
ˌhaɪpəʊˈθɜːməl
isogeothermal
ˌaɪsəʊˌdʒiːəʊˈθɜːməl
isothermal
ˌaɪsəʊˈθɜːməl
nonthermal
ˌnɒnˈθɜːməl
photothermal
ˌfəʊtəʊˈθɜːməl
stenothermal
ˌstɛnəˈθɜːməl
thermal
ˈθɜːməl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POIKILOTHERMAL

poi
poi dance
poignance
poignancy
poignant
poignantly
poikilitic
poikilocyte
poikilotherm
poikilothermic
poikilothermism
poikilothermy
poilu
poinciana
poind
poinder
poinsettia
point
point after

WORDS THAT END LIKE POIKILOTHERMAL

angiospermal
dermal
echinodermal
ectodermal
electrodermal
endodermal
endothermal
epidermal
exothermal
formal
hypodermal
intradermal
mesodermal
monospermal
osteodermal
perispermal
phellodermal
subdermal
subepidermal
transdermal
vermal

Synonyms and antonyms of poikilothermal in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «poikilothermal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POIKILOTHERMAL

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变温
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poikilothermal
570 millions of speakers

English

poikilothermal
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Translator English - Hindi

poikilothermal
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ar

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poikilothermal
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пойкилотермных
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poiquilotérmicos
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poikilothermal
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poikilothermal
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Translator English - Malay

Poikilotermal
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Translator English - German

wechselwarme
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poikilothermal
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poikilothermal
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Translator English - Javanese

Poikilothermal
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vi

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poikilothermal
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poikilothermal
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Translator English - Marathi

पोइकोलॉस्टम्मल
75 millions of speakers

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poikilothermal
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Translator English - Italian

poikilothermal
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Translator English - Polish

poikilothermal
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Translator English - Ukrainian

пойкілотермних
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Translator English - Romanian

poikilothermal
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el

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poikilothermal
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af

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poikilothermal
14 millions of speakers
sv

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poikilothermal
10 millions of speakers
no

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poikilothermal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poikilothermal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POIKILOTHERMAL»

The term «poikilothermal» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.573 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POIKILOTHERMAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poikilothermal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POIKILOTHERMAL»

Discover the use of poikilothermal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poikilothermal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Climate and life
Fluctuations of the body temperature of large poikilothermal animals (such as some reptiles) may noticeably lag behind changes in the temperature of the external medium because of the effect of thermal inertia of the animal's body.
Budyko, 1974
2
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Pacific States
They share with fish and reptiles the poikilothermal condition which is sometimes called "cold-bloodedness." The poikilothermal condition exists when the temperature of the animal fluctuates with the temperature of the environment and is not ...
Gayle Benjamin Pickwell, 1947
3
Advances in Marine Biology APL
The activity and metabolism of poikilothermal animals in different latitudes, I. Proc . zool. Soc. Lond. 945-55. Fox, H. M. (1938). The activity and metabolism of poikilothermal animals in different latitudes, III. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. A, 108, 501- 5.
Frederick Stratten Russell, 2011
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Comparative Ecology
Territories of poikilothermal vertebrates (1) The fishes that hold territories are a very small portion of the class Pisces. Most of them are freshwater fishes. Territories are known today only in the Teleostei; no territories are found among the ...
Yoshiaki Itō, Jiro Kikkawa, 1980
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Perspectives in Marine Biology
Hagmeier, A. 1930. Hancock, D. 1954. Hartman, O. 1955. The activity of poikilothermal animals in different latitudes. I. Proc. Zool. Soc. London. 10:945- 955. The activity of poikilothermal animals in different latitudes. III. Proc. Zool. Soc . London.
Adriano A. Buzzati-Traverso, 1958
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Principles of Animal Science
Mammals and birds are homeothermal, whereas other animals are poikilothermal. Some mammals are homeothermal only under conditions of favorable environmental temperature, becoming poikilothermal when the surrounding temperature ...
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Untitled
... with our results [7 ] revealing gluconeogenesis strengthening in liver tissue at continous hibernation of poikilothermal animals. So in our in vitro experiments gluconeogenesis activation is revealed in liver even at initial stages of hibernation.
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Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology
simultaneously and form short episodes of the APA. Their percentage in some individuals accounted for from 5 to 15% of the sleep duration. According to the data of our Laboratory, the APA on the background of poikilothermal vertebrate sleep ...
‎1999
9
Marine Food Chains
The activity and metabolism of poikilothermal animals in different latitudes. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond., 945-55. Also ibid., 1938, 501-505, and 1939, 141-56. Fox, H. Munro, and Wingfield, C. A. 1937. The activity and metabolism of poikilothermal ...
John H. Steele, 1970
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How to Attract the Wombat
The next step will be up to you.4 The Toad is poikilothermal. That is, the heat of his body varies with the temperature of his surroundings. I can sympathize because I'm the same way myself. He cannot endure the cold of winter, so he digs ...
Will Cuppy, 1949

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Poikilothermal [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/poikilothermal>. May 2024 ».
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