Added 9 October 2026
homeothermic
adjective
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about homeothermic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- 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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