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homoiothermic
(encz) | homoiothermic, adj: |
Homoiothermic
(gcide) | Homoiothermal \Ho*moi`o*ther"mal\, Homoiothermic
\Ho*moi`o*therm"ic\, a. [Gr. ? like + E. thermal.] (Physiol.)
Maintaining a uniform body temperature, usually above the
ambient temperature; h[ae]matothermal; homothermic;
warm-blooded; -- applied to warm-bodied animals such as birds
and mammals, because they maintain a nearly uniform
temperature in spite of the great variations in the
surrounding air; in distinct from the cold-blooded
(poikilothermal) animals, whose body temperature follows
the variations in temperature of the surrounding medium.
Syn: homeothermal, homeothermic, homothermal, homothermic,
homoiothermic.
[1913 Webster] homoiothermism |
homoiothermic
(wn) | homoiothermic
adj 1: of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high
body temperature [syn: homoiothermic, homeothermic,
homothermic] |
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