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warm-blooded
[ wawrm-bluhd-id ]
/ ˈwɔrmˈblʌd ɪd /
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adjective
Also endothermic. designating or pertaining to animals, as mammals and birds, whose blood ranges in temperatures from about 98° to 112°F (37° to 44°C) and remains relatively constant, irrespective of the temperature of the surrounding medium; homoiothermal.
ardent, impetuous, or passionate: young and warm-blooded valor.
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Origin of warm-blooded
First recorded in 1785–95
OTHER WORDS FROM warm-blooded
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British Dictionary definitions for warm-blooded
warm-blooded
adjective
ardent, impetuous, or passionate
(of birds and mammals) having a constant body temperature, usually higher than the temperature of the surroundingsTechnical name: homoiothermic
Derived forms of warm-blooded
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Scientific definitions for warm-blooded
warm-blooded
[ wôrm′blŭd′ĭd ]
Having a relatively warm body temperature that stays about the same regardless of changes in the temperature of the surroundings. Birds and mammals are warm-blooded.
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