homoiothermal

[ hoh-moi-uh-thur-muh l, hoh-moi- ]

/ hoʊˌmɔɪ əˈθɜr məl, ˌhoʊ mɔɪ- /

adjective

having a body temperature that is relatively constant and mostly independent of the temperature of the environment; warm-blooded (opposed to poikilothermic).

Nearby words

homogony, homograft, homograph, homoio-, homoiotherm, homoiothermal, homoiothermic, homoiousian, homolateral, homolecithal, homolog

Also homeothermal, homothermal.

Origin of homoiothermal

First recorded in 1865–70; homoio- + thermal

Related forms

ho·moi·o·ther·my, ho·moi·o·ther·mism, noun