poikilothermous adj 1: of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment [syn: {poikilothermic}, {poikilothermous}, {heterothermic}, {ectothermic}]
Poikilothermous \Poi`ki*lo*ther"mous\ (-m[u^]s), a. (Physiol.) Poikilothermal. [1913 Webster]