ADJECTIVE | all | homeothermic, homoiothermic, homothermic | of birds and mammals |
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Meaning | Of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature. | |
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Synonyms | homoiothermic, homothermic | |
Broader | warm-blooded | Having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated) |
Spanish | homeotermo, homotermo | |
Nouns | homeotherm | an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature |
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