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animal heat

–noun Physiology.
heat produced in a living animal by any of various metabolic activities.

Origin:
1770–80
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animal heat  
n.  The heat generated in the body of a warm-blooded vertebrate as the result of its physiological and metabolic processes.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: animal heat
Function: noun
: heat produced in the body of a living animal by functional chemical and physical activities called also body heat
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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