homoiothermal
[hoh-moi-uh-thur-muh l, hoh-moi-]
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
- homograft,
- homograph,
- homographic,
- homoio-,
- homoiotherm,
- homoiothermic,
- homoiousian,
- homolateral,
- homolecithal,
- homolog
Also homeothermal, homothermal.
Origin of homoiothermal
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