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adjective Homoiothermic, Homoiothermal adj. (Physiol.) Maintaining a uniform body temperature, usually above the ambient temperature; haematothermal; homothermic; warm-blooded; applied to warm-bodied animals such as birds and mammals, because they maintain a nearly uniform temperature in spite of the great variations in the surrounding air; in distinct from the cold-blooded (poikilothermal) animals, whose body temperature follows the variations in temperature of the surrounding medium. Synonyms: homeothermal, homeothermic, homothermal, homothermic, homoiothermic.
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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