poïkilotherme

French, adjective/pɔ.i.ki.lɔ.tɛʁm/

poïkilotherme is spelled P-O-Ï-K-I-L-O-T-H-E-R-M-E (13 letters). Poïkilotherme is a French adjective meaning “poikilothermic; having a body temperature that varies with the environment, cold-blooded” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dont la température interne est dépendante de celle de l’environnement, qui ne contrôle pas sa température…”.

What does poïkilotherme mean in English?

adjective

1
poikilothermic; having a body temperature that varies with the environment, cold-blooded

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Dont la température interne est dépendante de celle de l’environnement, qui ne contrôle pas sa température corporelle.

noun: 1. Animal poïkilotherme.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of poïkilotherme

poïkilothermes plural
pœcilotherme

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce poïkilotherme?

/pɔ.i.ki.lɔ.tɛʁm/
\pɔ.i.ki.lɔ.tɛʁm\
[pɔj.ki.lɔ.tɛʁm]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to poïkilotherme

ectothermic

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.