warm-blooded vs. cold-blooded
[wawrm-bluhd-id]
/ ˈwɔrmˈblʌd ɪd /
adjective
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Also 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.
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ardent, impetuous, or passionate.
young and warm-blooded valor.
[kohld-bluhd-id]
/ ˈkoʊldˈblʌd ɪd /
adjective
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designating or pertaining to animals, as fishes and reptiles, whose blood temperature ranges from the freezing point upward, in accordance with the temperature of the surrounding medium; poikilothermic.
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without emotion or feeling; dispassionate; cruel.
a cold-blooded murder.
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sensitive to cold.
