HyperDic: homotherm

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

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