- homothermic
- ho·mo·ther·mic (ho″mo-thurґmik) homeothermic.
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homothermic
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Homothermic — Ho mo*ther mic, Homothermous Ho mo*ther mous, a. [Homo + Gr. ? heat.] (Physiol.) Warm blooded; homoiothermal; h[ae]matothermal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
homothermic — adj. warm blooded, having a relatively high body temperature that is unaffected by the surrounding temperature (of birds and mammals) … English contemporary dictionary
homothermic — homo·ther·mic … English syllables
homothermic — adjective of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature • Syn: ↑homoiothermic, ↑homeothermic • Similar to: ↑warm blooded • Derivationally related forms: ↑homotherm, ↑homeotherm … Useful english dictionary
Homothermous — Homothermic Ho mo*ther mic, Homothermous Ho mo*ther mous, a. [Homo + Gr. ? heat.] (Physiol.) Warm blooded; homoiothermal; h[ae]matothermal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Homoiothermal — Ho*moi o*ther mal, Homoiothermic Ho*moi o*therm ic, a. [Gr. ? like + E. thermal.] (Physiol.) Maintaining a uniform body temperature, usually above the ambient temperature; h[ae]matothermal; homothermic; warm blooded; applied to warm bodied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Homoiothermic — Homoiothermal Ho*moi o*ther mal, Homoiothermic Ho*moi o*therm ic, a. [Gr. ? like + E. thermal.] (Physiol.) Maintaining a uniform body temperature, usually above the ambient temperature; h[ae]matothermal; homothermic; warm blooded; applied to warm … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
homeothermic — adjective of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature • Syn: ↑homoiothermic, ↑homothermic • Similar to: ↑warm blooded • Derivationally related forms: ↑homotherm (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
homoiothermic — adjective of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature • Syn: ↑homeothermic, ↑homothermic • Similar to: ↑warm blooded • Derivationally related forms: ↑homotherm (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
homeothermal — homeothermal, homeothermic homeothermicadj. (Biol.) having constant and relatively high body temperature; warm blooded; same as {homoiothermal}; of birds and mammals. Contrasted to {poikilothermal}. Syn: homoiothermic, homoiothermal, homothermic … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
