homoiothermal
[ hoh-moi-uh-thur-muhl, hoh-moi- ]
adjective
having a body temperature that is relatively constant and mostly independent of the temperature of the environment; warm-blooded (opposed to poikilothermic).
Origin of homoiothermal
1- Also homeothermal, homothermal.
Other words from homoiothermal
- ho·moi·o·ther·my, ho·moi·o·ther·mism, noun
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