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poikilothermic

poikilothermic adjective: having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.

Adjective

poikilothermic (not comparable)

  1. Having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.

poikilothermic meaning in Tamil

poikilothermic in Tamil

மாறுவெப்பநிலையுள்ள

Synonyms of poikilothermic

Antonyms

Origin of poikilothermic

From poikilo- + -thermic.

Questions about poikilothermic

What does poikilothermic mean?
Poikilothermic means having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.
What is poikilothermic in Tamil?
Poikilothermic in Tamil is மாறுவெப்பநிலையுள்ள. See Poikilothermic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is poikilothermic?
Poikilothermic is an adjective.

Words near poikilothermic in the dictionary

  1. poikilohydrous
  2. poikilohydry
  3. poikilotherm
  4. poikilothermal
  5. poikilothermia
  6. poikilothermic
  7. poikilothermism
  8. poikilothermous
  9. poikilotherms
  10. poikilothermy
  11. poikilothymia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: poikilothermic (page history and authors); poikilothermic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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