Difference between Homeothermic and Poikilotherm

What is the difference between Homeothermic and Poikilotherm?

Homeothermic as an adjective is (of an animal) capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of its surrounding environment while Poikilotherm as an adjective is cold-blooded

Homeothermic

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: (of an animal) Capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of its surrounding environment

Poikilotherm

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: cold-blooded

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A cold-blooded animal

We hope you now know whether to use Homeothermic or Poikilotherm in your sentence.

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