Homeotherm

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An organism, such as a mammal or bird, having a body temperature that is constant and largely independent of the temperature of its surroundings; an endotherm.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A creature that maintains a stable internal body temperature regardless of external influence.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A homoiothermal animal.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An animal with a bodily temperature which is nearly constant and independent of, and usually higher than, that of the surrounding medium; a warm-blooded animal.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature
    • Antonym
    poikilotherm   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    beast    brute    fauna    creature    animate being   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    homoiotherm   
     
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