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