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warm-blooded

[ wawrm-bluhd-id ]
/ ˈwɔrmˈblʌd ɪd /

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

warm-blood·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby 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

warm-bloodedness, noun
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Medical definitions for warm-blooded

warm-blooded
[ wôrm′blŭd′ĭd ]

adj.

Maintaining a relatively constant and warm body temperature independent of environmental temperature; homeothermic.

Other words from warm-blooded

warm′-blood′ed•ness n.
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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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