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poikilotherm [ˌpɔɪkɪləʊθɜːm], ectotherm [ˈektəʊθɜːm] N
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- Therefore, the great white shark can be considered an endothermic poikilotherm because its body temperature is not constant but is internally regulated.en.wikipedia.org
- She is a poikilotherm which makes her drowsy in mornings or cold weather, and can be considerably dangerous for her if she enters cold water.en.wikipedia.org
- 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.en.wikipedia.org
- The lower proline and hydroxproline contents of cold-water fish and other poikilotherm animals leads to their collagen having a lower thermal stability than mammalian collagen.en.wikipedia.org
- A rare exception, the naked mole rat, produces little metabolic heat, so it is considered an operational poikilotherm.en.wikipedia.org
- Their poikilotherm metabolism has very low energy requirements, allowing large reptiles like crocodiles and the large constrictors to live from a single large meal for months, digesting it slowly.en.wikipedia.org
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