homoiothermal
[ hoh-moi-uh-thur-muhl, 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).
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Also homeothermal, homothermal.
OTHER WORDS FROM homoiothermal
ho·moi·o·ther·my, ho·moi·o·ther·mism, nounWords nearby homoiothermal
homograph, Homo habilis, Homo heidelbergensis, homoio-, homoiotherm, homoiothermal, homoiothermic, Homoiousian, homolateral, homolecithal, homologate
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