endotherm
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of endotherm
Example Sentences
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Scientists expect endotherm animals -- animals that can regulate their own body temperature, like mammals -- to be able to protect themselves against fluctuating temperatures because they can maintain a constant body temperature.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2024
We believe changing environments in the deep past was a major contributor to the megalodon's extinction, as we think it could no longer meet the energetic demands of being a large regional endotherm.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2023
If an animal can conserve that heat and maintain a relatively constant body temperature, it is classified as a warm-blooded animal and called an endotherm.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
One disadvantage of being an endotherm is that it takes a lot of energy to keep your body temperature steady regardless of the environment.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2015
"Doesn't that suggest that there's an adaptive value in being either a good ectotherm or a good endotherm, but not in the middle?"
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2014
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