Homoiothermal

Definition:

  • (a.) Maintaining a uniform temperature; haematothermal; homothermic; -- applied to warm-bodied animals, because they maintain a nearly uniform temperature in spite of the great variations in the surrounding air; in distinct from the cold-blooded (poikilothermal) animals, whose body temperature follows the variations in temperature of the surrounding medium.

Compare homoiothermal with other words:

homoeothermal vs. homoiothermal

homoiothermal vs. homothermic