HyperDic: homeothermic

English > 1 sense of the word homeothermic:
ADJECTIVEallhomeothermic, homoiothermic, homothermicof birds and mammals
English > homeothermic: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningOf birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature.
Synonymshomoiothermic, homothermic
Broaderwarm-bloodedHaving warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated)
Spanishhomeotermo, homotermo
Nounshomeotherman animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature

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