Homeothermal

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

  homeothermal \homeothermal\, homeothermic \homeothermic\adj.
     (Biol.)
     having constant and relatively high body temperature;
     warm-blooded; same as {homoiothermal}; -- of birds and
     mammals. Contrasted to {poikilothermal}.
  


     Syn: homoiothermic, homoiothermal, homothermic, homothermal.
          [WordNet 1.5] homeothermism