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(zoology) Related to or being a homeotherm, an animal capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of the surrounding environment..
Use homeothermic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Homeothermic means (zoology) Related to or being a homeotherm, an animal capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of the surrounding environment..
Common synonyms include warm-blooded, endothermic, endothermal, homoeothermal.
Possible antonyms include cold-blooded, ectothermic, ectothermal, poikilothermic.
Use homeothermic where its definition matches the intended context.
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