HyperDic: homeotherm

English > 1 sense of the word homeotherm:
NOUNanimalhomeotherm, homoiotherm, homotherman animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature
English > homeotherm: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAn animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature.
Synonymshomoiotherm, homotherm
Broaderanimal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, faunaA living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Spanishhomeotermo
Adjectiveshomeothermicof birds and mammals

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