poikilothermousadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɔɪkɪlə(ʊ)ˈθəːməs/, U.S.

/pɔɪˌkɪləˈθərməs/,

/ˈˌpɔɪkəloʊˈθərməs/

Forms: 1800s– poecilothermous (rare), 1800s– poikilothermous.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: poikilo- comb. form, -thermous comb. form.

Etymology: < poikilo- comb. form + -thermous comb. form, after German pökilotherm, adjective (now poikilotherm : see poikilothermic adj.). Compare earlier poikilothermal adj., poikilothermic adj.

Zoology and Physiology.

= poikilothermic adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > internal organs and systems > [adjective] > relating to thermogenesis > having varying body temperature

poikilothermal1877

poikilothermic1884

poikilothermous1895

poikilotherm1954

1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Pœcilo- Poikilothermous.

1908 W. T. Hall tr. E. Abderhalden Text-bk. Physiol. Chem. xxvii. 643 The chief difference between the homothermous animals and the poikilothermous ones is their opposite behaviour with regard to a fall in temperature.

1973 P. A. Colinvaux Introd. Ecol. xx. 288 Poikilothermous lizards are not excluded from the Arctic because they are poikilothermous, but because..they cannot balance their heat budgets if the ambient temperature is low.

1986 Evolution 40 155 Temperature-influenced sex ratios in poikilothermous vertebrates can be inherited.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	poikilothermous
释义	poikilothermousadj. Brit. /ˌpɔɪkɪlə(ʊ)ˈθəːməs/, U.S. /pɔɪˌkɪləˈθərməs/, /ˈˌpɔɪkəloʊˈθərməs/ Forms: 1800s– poecilothermous (rare), 1800s– poikilothermous. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: poikilo- comb. form, -thermous comb. form. Etymology: < poikilo- comb. form + -thermous comb. form, after German pökilotherm, adjective (now poikilotherm : see poikilothermic adj.). Compare earlier poikilothermal adj., poikilothermic adj. Zoology and Physiology. = poikilothermic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > internal organs and systems > [adjective] > relating to thermogenesis > having varying body temperature poikilothermal1877 poikilothermic1884 poikilothermous1895 poikilotherm1954 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Pœcilo- Poikilothermous. 1908 W. T. Hall tr. E. Abderhalden Text-bk. Physiol. Chem. xxvii. 643 The chief difference between the homothermous animals and the poikilothermous ones is their opposite behaviour with regard to a fall in temperature. 1973 P. A. Colinvaux Introd. Ecol. xx. 288 Poikilothermous lizards are not excluded from the Arctic because they are poikilothermous, but because..they cannot balance their heat budgets if the ambient temperature is low. 1986 Evolution 40 155 Temperature-influenced sex ratios in poikilothermous vertebrates can be inherited. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1895
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