poikilotherm

English Thesaurus

1. an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna,
definition	:	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement (noun.tops)

derivation	:	ectothermic, heterothermic, poikilothermic, poikilothermous,
definition	:	of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment (adj.all)

derivation	:	ectothermic, heterothermic, poikilothermic, poikilothermous,
definition	:	of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment (adj.all)