endotherm

American  

[en-duh-thurm] / ˈɛn dəˌθɜrm /

noun

1. a warm-blooded animal.

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endotherm Scientific  

/ ĕn′də-thûrm′ /

1. A warm-blooded organism.

2. Also called homeotherm

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Etymology

Origin of endotherm

First recorded in 1945–50; endo- + -therm

Example Sentences

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

However, in a first-of-its-kind study of "warm-blooded" endotherms, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign team found tropical birds can handle thermal variation just fine.

From Science Daily

Some of the most famous sharks, like the white shark or the extinct megalodon, are unusual in being among the mere ~1% of shark species to be considered warm-blooded or "regional endotherms."

From Science Daily

David and his colleagues used inner-ear shape and size as a proxy for an animal’s body temperature and behavior to determine when mammals started to become endotherms.

From Scientific American

They discovered that some ectotherms aged much faster than similar-sized endotherms, while others aged much slower.

From New York Times