Etymology

homeothermic

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Today it means: Related to or being a homeotherm, an animal capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of the surrounding environment. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὅμοιος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὅμοιος“of like kind, similar”
  2. English todayhomeothermic

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.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὅμοιος all →

homeo-homoe-Homoeanhomoeomeriahomoeomeroushomoiothermal

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