Meanings
nounhomeothermy (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state or condition of being homeothermic.
As always, however, there is no such thing as a free lunch, and we mammals must pay for the convenience of homeothermy by eating many extra lunches.
2007 February 20, Natalie Angier, “A Mammal in Winter With a Furnace of Her Own”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
French homéothermie
- homéothermiethe state or condition of being homeothermic
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