homoiothermic animal

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• homoiotherm —   n. warm blooded animal; animal having a constant body temperature.    ♦ homoiothermal,    ♦ homoiothermic, a.    ♦ homoiothermy, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

• homeotherm — noun an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature • Syn: ↑homoiotherm, ↑homotherm • Derivationally related forms: ↑homothermic (for: ↑homotherm), ↑homoiothermic ( …   Useful english dictionary

• homotherm — noun an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature • Syn: ↑homeotherm, ↑homoiotherm • Derivationally related forms: ↑homothermic, ↑homoiothermic (for: ↑homoiotherm), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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• homoiotherm — noun Any warm blooded animal See Also: homoiothermal, homoiothermic, homoiothermy …   Wiktionary