[Gr. poiki`los changeable + E. thermal, thermic.]
(Physiol.) Having a varying body temperature. See Homoiothermal.
Webster 1913 Dictionary edited by Patrick J. Cassidy
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Poi·ki·lo·ther·mal
(-thẽr"mal) , Poi·ki·lo·ther·mic (-thẽr"mĭk) , a.
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