Endotherm

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An organism that generates heat to maintain its body temperature, typically above the temperature of its surroundings; a homeotherm.
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  • n. a warm-blooded animal that maintains a constant body temperature
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In chem., a compound substance in the formation of which from its constituents energy is absorbed, and in its decomposition energy (usually heat) is evolved.
    • Word Usage
    "The term endotherm refers to animals (birds, mammals, some fishes and insects, and even some plants) that are capable of generating sufficient amounts of heat energy to maintain a high core temperature (e.g. 37-40 °C in birds and mammals) by metabolic means – usually derived from aerobic activity of locomotor muscles in animals and by unique biochemical mechanisms in plants (e.g., skunk cabbage)."
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