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homeotherm

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ho⋅me⋅o⋅therm

  [hoh-mee-uh-thurm]
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–noun
homoiotherm.
Origin:
1890–95

ho⋅moi⋅o⋅therm

  [hoh-moi-uh-thurm]
–noun
a homoiothermal animal.
Also, homeotherm, homotherm.

Origin:
1890–95; back formation from homoiothermal
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ho·me·o·therm   (hō'mē-ə-thûrm')   
n.  An organism, such as a mammal or bird, having a body temperature that is constant and largely independent of the temperature of its surroundings; an endotherm.
ho'me·o·ther'mi·a (-thûr'mē-ə) n., ho'me·o·ther'mic (-mĭk) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ho·meo·therm
Pronunciation: 'hO-mE-&-"th&rm
Variant: or ho·moio·therm /hO-'moi-&-/
Function:noun
: a warm-blooded animal called also homotherm
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
homeotherm   (hō'mē-ə-thûrm')  Pronunciation Key 
See endotherm.
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