cold-blooded

  • 131Mycobacterium — A genus of aerobic, nonmotile bacteria (family Mycobacteriaceae) containing Gram positive, acid fast, slender, straight or slightly curved rods; slender filaments occasionally occur, but branched forms rarely are produced. Parasitic and… …

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  • 132poikilotherm — A poikilothermic animal. SYN: allotherm, cold blooded animal. * * * poi·ki·lo·therm pȯi ki lə .thərm, (.)pȯi kil ə n an organism (as a frog) with a variable body temperature that is usu. slightly higher than the temperature of its environment:… …

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