Meanings
alternative homeothermal · alternative homoiothermic · alternative homothermal · alternative homœothermic
- not comparablebiologyRelated to or being a homeotherm, an animal capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of the surrounding environment.
Synonyms: warm-blooded, endothermic, endothermal, homoeothermal, homoiothermal, homothermal · Antonyms: cold-blooded, ectothermic, ectothermal, poikilothermic, poikilothermal
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRelated to or being a homeotherm, an animal capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of the surrounding environment.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekὅμοιος“of like kind, similar”
- Englishhomeothermic
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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Polish homeotermiczny
- homeotermicznyTranslations
Portuguese homeotérmico
- homeotérmicoTranslations
Cite this entry
homeothermic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homeothermic
“homeothermic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homeothermic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homeothermic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homeothermic.
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