homeothermic
adjective
ho路meo路ther路mic
| \ 藢h艒-m膿-艒-藞th蓹r-mik
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or less commonly homoiothermic \ h艒-藢m券i-蓹-藞th蓹r-mik
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Definition of homeothermic
: having a relatively uniform body temperature maintained nearly independent of the environmental temperature : warm-blooded
There are several mechanisms by which homeothermic animals increase their heat production, including shivering, sympathetic nervous system activation and stimulation of thyroid hormone secretion.— J. E. Silva et al.
Other Words from homeothermic
homeotherm
\ 藞h艒-m膿-蓹-藢th蓹rm
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or less commonly homoiotherm \ h艒-藞m券i-蓹-藢th蓹rm
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noun
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or less commonly homoiotherm \ h艒-藞m券i-蓹-藢th蓹rm
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noun
homeothermy
\ 藞h艒-m膿-蓹-藢th蓹r-m膿
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or less commonly homoiothermy \ h艒-藞m券i-蓹-藢th蓹r-m膿
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noun
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or less commonly homoiothermy \ h艒-藞m券i-蓹-藢th蓹r-m膿
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noun
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homeothermic
adjective
ho路meo路ther路mic
| \ 藢h艒-m膿-蓹-藞th蓹r-mik
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variants:
also homoiothermic \ h艒-藢m券i-蓹-
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or homoiothermal \ -藞th蓹r-m蓹l
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or homoiothermal \ -藞th蓹r-m蓹l
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