(of birds and mammals) having a constant body temperature, usually higher than the temperature of the surroundings; warm-blooded
Compare poikilothermic
Derived forms
homoiothermy (hoˈmoioˌthermy) or homothermy (ˈhomoˌthermy)
noun
homothermal in American English
(ˌhouməˈθɜːrməl, ˌhɑmə-)
adjective
homoiothermal
Derived forms
homothermyhomothermism
noun
Word origin
[1885–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: booster, lineup, scrum, seminar, zoom