cold-blooded

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"Insects are cold-blooded, so they are at the mercy of external temperatures," said Northwestern's Marco Gallio, who led the study.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

They were cold-blooded, for one thing, and probably resembled lizards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

But there’s a biological reason: Sea turtles are cold-blooded, and don’t heal as fast as creatures with warm blood pumping through their veins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

At the heart of it, I believe this is a simple, straightforward, cold-blooded quest for power.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2025

I make a drawing of the inside of the frog, with all its curlicues and bulbs, its tiny lungs, its cold-blooded amphibian heart.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood