cold-bloodedadjective
uk/ˌkəʊldˈblʌd.ɪd/us/ˌkoʊldˈblʌd.ɪd/Cold-blooded animals can only control their body heat by taking in heat from the outside or by being very active:
Snakes and lizards are cold-blooded animals.
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warm-blooded
behaving in a very cruel way with no sympathy for other people:
a cold-blooded murder
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