HOMOIOTHERMAL
\hˌɒmɔ͡ɪəðˈɜːmə͡l], \hˌɒmɔɪəðˈɜːməl], \h_ˌɒ_m_ɔɪ_ə_ð_ˈɜː_m_əl]\
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Maintaining a uniform temperature; haematothermal; homothermic; -- applied to warm-bodied animals, 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.
By Oddity Software
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Maintaining a uniform temperature; haematothermal; homothermic; -- applied to warm-bodied animals, 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.
By Noah Webster.
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Homeothermal.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
