Homothermic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Homothermic \Ho`mo*ther"mic\, Homothermous \Ho`mo*ther"mous\, a.
     [Homo- + Gr. ? heat.] (Physiol.)
     Warm-blooded; homoiothermal; h[ae]matothermal.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  homothermic
       adj : of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high
             body temperature [syn: {homoiothermic}, {homeothermic}]