| 单词 | poikilothermic |
| 释义 | poikilothermic adjective biologyspecializeduk/ˌpɔɪkɪləʊˈθɜːmɪk/us/ˌpɔɪkɪloʊˈθɝːmɪk/Animals that are poikilothermic havebodytemperaturesthatchangeswith thetemperaturearound them. （动物）变温的，冷血的Animal & plant biology - general words
Examplesofpoikilothermicpoikilothermic The slow rate of engorgement on tortoises is due to the low body temperatures of thesepoikilothermichosts. From theCambridge English Corpus In common with most physiological processes inpoikilothermicanimals, inter-stadial development rates of ticks increase non-linearly with increasing ambient temperature. From theCambridge English Corpus In this way, the temperature-sensing ability of membranes becomes an ideal mechanism for regulating physiological processes inpoikilothermicorganisms. From theCambridge English Corpus It is hypothesized that the physico-chemical milieu of the conjunctiva and cornea helped to adapt the originally 'poikilothermicmicrosporidian ' to the conditions within the homoiothermic organism. From theCambridge English Corpus We were no longerpoikilothermic, to use a medical term. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This difference in energy requirement also means that a given food source can support a greater density ofpoikilothermicanimals than homeothermic animals. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This makes them homeothermic when active, andpoikilothermicwhen at rest. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, animals with facultative endothermy are oftenpoikilothermic, meaning that their temperature can vary considerably. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This is reflected in the predator-prey ratio which is usually higher inpoikilothermicfauna compared to homeothermic ones. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Poikilothermicanimals include types of vertebrate animals, specifically fish, amphibians, and reptiles, as well as a large number of invertebrate animals. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The virus has even been adapted to grow in cells ofpoikilothermic(cold-blooded) vertebrates. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Heterothermy or heterothermia refers to animals that can switch between ectothermic (orpoikilothermic) and endothermic (or homeothermic) strategies. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For example, many bats and small birds arepoikilothermicand bradymetabolic when they sleep for the night, or day, as the case may be. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The common octopus is apoikilothermic, eurythermic ectotherm, meaning that it conforms to the ambient temperature. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Octopuses arepoikilothermicor cool-blooded, have three hearts and blue copper-based blood. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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