warm-blooded

[ wawrm-bluhd-id ]

/ ˈwɔrmˈblʌd ɪd /

adjective

Also endothermic. designating or pertaining to animals, as mammals and birds, whose blood ranges in temperatures from about 98° to 112°F (37° to 44°C) and remains relatively constant, irrespective of the temperature of the surrounding medium; homoiothermal.

ardent, impetuous, or passionate: young and warm-blooded valor.

Origin of warm-blooded

First recorded in 1785–95

OTHER WORDS FROM warm-blooded

warm-blood·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby warm-blooded

warlord, Warlpiri, warm, War Manpower Commission, warm as toast, warm-blooded, warm-blooded animals, warm-down, warmed-over, warmed-up, war memorial

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Example sentences from the Web for warm-blooded

A little knowledge crazes an earnest, warm-blooded, powerful creature like Armand Monnier into a fanatic.
The Parisians, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
They seemed to have forgotten that all the warm-blooded animals, except man, must necessarily drink cold water.
Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton|John Barrow
Whether, like the warm-blooded animals, they generally possess that of resisting heat by perspiration, &c. is not so clear.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby
But Burl and his fellows knew of no warm-blooded creatures but themselves.
Nightmare Planet|Murray Leinster

But Matilda who was beautiful, warm-blooded and wayward did not.
Greenwich Village|Anna Alice Chapin

British Dictionary definitions for warm-blooded

warm-blooded

adjective

ardent, impetuous, or passionate

(of birds and mammals) having a constant body temperature, usually higher than the temperature of the surroundingsTechnical name: homoiothermic

Derived forms of warm-blooded

warm-bloodedness, noun

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Medical definitions for warm-blooded

warm-blooded

[ wôrm′blŭd′ĭd ]

adj.

Maintaining a relatively constant and warm body temperature independent of environmental temperature; homeothermic.

Other words from warm-blooded

warm′-blood′ed•ness n.

Scientific definitions for warm-blooded

warm-blooded

[ wôrm′blŭd′ĭd ]

Having a relatively warm body temperature that stays about the same regardless of changes in the temperature of the surroundings. Birds and mammals are warm-blooded.

单词	warm-blooded
释义	warm-blooded [ wawrm-bluhd-id ] / ˈwɔrmˈblʌd ɪd / adjective Also endothermic. designating or pertaining to animals, as mammals and birds, whose blood ranges in temperatures from about 98° to 112°F (37° to 44°C) and remains relatively constant, irrespective of the temperature of the surrounding medium; homoiothermal. ardent, impetuous, or passionate: young and warm-blooded valor. Origin of warm-blooded First recorded in 1785–95 OTHER WORDS FROM warm-blooded warm-blood·ed·ness, noun Words nearby warm-blooded warlord, Warlpiri, warm, War Manpower Commission, warm as toast, warm-blooded, warm-blooded animals, warm-down, warmed-over, warmed-up, war memorial Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for warm-blooded A little knowledge crazes an earnest, warm-blooded, powerful creature like Armand Monnier into a fanatic. The Parisians, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton They seemed to have forgotten that all the warm-blooded animals, except man, must necessarily drink cold water. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton\|John Barrow Whether, like the warm-blooded animals, they generally possess that of resisting heat by perspiration, &c. is not so clear. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)\|William Kirby But Burl and his fellows knew of no warm-blooded creatures but themselves. Nightmare Planet\|Murray Leinster But Matilda who was beautiful, warm-blooded and wayward did not. Greenwich Village\|Anna Alice Chapin British Dictionary definitions for warm-blooded warm-blooded adjective ardent, impetuous, or passionate (of birds and mammals) having a constant body temperature, usually higher than the temperature of the surroundingsTechnical name: homoiothermic Derived forms of warm-blooded warm-bloodedness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for warm-blooded warm-blooded [ wôrm′blŭd′ĭd ] adj. Maintaining a relatively constant and warm body temperature independent of environmental temperature; homeothermic. Other words from warm-blooded warm′-blood′ed•ness n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for warm-blooded warm-blooded [ wôrm′blŭd′ĭd ] Having a relatively warm body temperature that stays about the same regardless of changes in the temperature of the surroundings. Birds and mammals are warm-blooded. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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