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heterothermic, poikilothermic [ˌpɔɪkɪləʊˈθɜːmɪk] (colloquial also: cold-blooded)
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- Then, it was then suggested that thermal stability in honeybees, and probably many other heterothermic insects, was primarily attained by varying heat production.en.wikipedia.org
- The large-eared tenrec has a low metabolic rate and is heterothermic.en.wikipedia.org
- So, heterothermic insects have adapted to make use of the excess heat produced by flight muscles to increase their thoracic temperature pre-flight.en.wikipedia.org
- Being heterothermic, like all reptiles, garter snakes bask in the sun to regulate their body temperature.en.wikipedia.org
- Pallid bats are a unique type of bat because they are heterothermic, which means, depending on the time of year, they can be either poikilothermic or homoeothermic.en.wikipedia.org
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