homeothermic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Related to or being a homeotherm, an animal capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of the surrounding environment.

Word forms

homeothermic homeothermal homoiothermic homothermal homœothermic

Etymology

By surface analysis, homeo- + -thermic, from the Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “of like kind, similar”) in conjunction with θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”), or, by surface analysis, homeotherm + -ic.

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