Heterothermic

/ˌhɛtərəʊˈθɜːmɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to an organism or system that exhibits varying body temperatures or has different temperature zones within itself.

Etymology

From 'heterothermal' with the '-ic' suffix. Used in comparative physiology to describe animals with non-uniform body temperatures.

Kelly Says

Sharks and tuna are heterothermic—they can maintain warm muscles for fast swimming while keeping their brains and organs cool, which is like having turbocharged engines in a refrigerated chassis. This niche strategy lets cold-water fish compete with warm-blooded predators.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የተለያዩ ሙቀት
ye-te-le-ya-yu mu-quet
ARالعربية
متباين الحرارة
mu-ta-bayn al-harrah
BNবাংলা
অনুপাতিক উষ্ণতা
an-u-pa-atik ush-na-ta
CACatalà
heteroterm
he-te-ro-term
CSČeština
heterotermní
he-te-ro-ter-mni
DADansk
heteroterm
he-te-ro-term
DEDeutsch
heterotherm
he-te-ro-term
ELΕλληνικά
ετεροθερμικός
e-te-ro-ther-mik-os
ESEspañol
heterotérmico
he-te-ro-ter-mi-ko
FAفارسی
ج温
je-vūn
FISuomi
heteroterminen
he-te-ro-te-ri-nen
FRFrançais
hétérotherme
e-te-ro-term
GUGU
વિભिन्न તાપમાન
vibhinna taapmaan
HAHA
heterothermic
he-te-ro-ther-mik
HEעברית
cerimonia
ser-e-mo-ni-ya
HIहिन्दी
अनुपातिक तापमान
an-u-pa-ta-ik ta-pa-maan
HUMagyar
heteroterm
he-te-ro-term
IDBahasa Indonesia
heteroterm
he-te-ro-term
IGIG
heterothermic
he-te-ro-ther-mik
ITItaliano
eterotermico
e-te-ro-ter-mi-ko
JA日本語
異温性
i-on-sei
KKKK
heterothermic
he-te-ro-ther-mik
KMKM
កម្មវិធី
kam-mva-thee
KO한국어
이온성
i-on-seong
MRMR
विभिन्न तापमान
vibhinna taapmaan
MSBahasa Melayu
heterotermik
he-te-ro-ter-mik
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲသော အပူ
pyawng-lay-tha aw pu
NLNederlands
heterotherm
he-te-ro-term
NONorsk
heteroterm
he-te-ro-term
PAPA
heterothermic
he-te-ro-ther-mik
PLPolski
heterotermiczny
he-te-ro-ter-mic-zny
PTPortuguês
heterotérmico
he-te-ro-ter-mi-ko
RORomână
heteroterm
he-te-ro-term
RUРусский
гетеротермический
ge-te-ro-ter-mi-ches-ki-y
SVSvenska
heteroterm
he-te-ro-term
SWKiswahili
heterothermic
he-te-ro-ther-mik
TAதமிழ்
வெவ்வேறு வெப்பநிலை
vevv-ve-ru vepp-na-lai
TEతెలుగు
వివిధ ఉష్ణోగ్రత
vi-vi-dha ush-na-gra-ta
THไทย
อุณหภูมิที่ไม่เท่ากัน
oon-hu-mi ti mai tao-kan
TLTL
heterotermik
he-te-ro-ter-mik
TRTürkçe
heterotermik
he-te-ro-ter-mik
UKУкраїнська
гетеротермічний
he-te-ro-term-ich-nyy
URاردو
heterothermic
he-te-ro-ther-mik
VITiếng Việt
nhiệt độ khác nhau
nheet do khac nhau
YOYO
heterothermic
he-te-ro-ther-mik
ZH中文
异温性
yì wēn xìng
ZUZU
heterothermic
he-te-ro-ther-mik

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