homoiothermic
homoiothermic (hoh-moi-ŏ-therm-ik) adj. warm-blooded: able to maintain a constant body temperature independently of, and despite variations in, the temperature of the surroundings. Compare poikilothermic.
—homoiothermy n.
—homoiothermy n.
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