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homeothermic

ho·meot·her·mic

uncommon

adjective

1.

of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature

Origin

By surface analysis, homeo- + -thermic, from the Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “of like kind, similar”) in conjunction with θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”), or, by surface analysis, homeotherm + -ic.

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