Warm-blooded

Warm-blooded
Warm-blooded Warm"-blood`ed, a. (Physiol.) Having warm blood; -- applied especially to those animals, as birds and mammals, which have warm blood, or, more properly, the power of maintaining a nearly uniform temperature whatever the temperature of the surrounding air. See {Homoiothermal}. [1913 Webster]

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  • warm-blooded — warm blood|ed [ ,wɔrm blʌdəd ] adjective warm blooded animals have a body that stays warm in both hot and cold environments. A cold blooded animal has a body temperature that changes when their environment changes. => HOT BLOODED …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • warm-blooded — adj animals that are warm blooded have a body temperature that remains fairly high whether the temperature around them is hot or cold ≠ ↑cold blooded …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • warm-blooded — warm blooded; warm blooded·ness; …   English syllables

  • warm-blooded — warm′ blood′ed or warm′blood′ed adj. 1) zool. of or designating animals, as mammals and birds, having a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environment 2) ardent; impetuous: warm blooded valor[/ex] • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • warm-blooded — warm bloodedness, n. /wawrm blud id/, adj. 1. 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 …   Universalium

  • warm-blooded — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of animals, chiefly mammals and birds) maintaining a constant body temperature by their metabolism. 2) ardent; passionate …   English terms dictionary

  • Warm-blooded — In biology, a warm blooded animal species is one whose members maintain thermal homeostasis; that is, they keep their body temperature at a roughly constant level, regardless of the ambient temperature. This involves the ability to cool down or… …   Wikipedia

  • warm-blooded — UK [ˌwɔː(r)m ˈblʌdɪd] / US [ˌwɔrm ˈblʌdəd] adjective biology warm blooded animals have a body that stays warm in both hot and cold environments. A cold blooded animal has a body temperature that changes when their environment changes. • See: hot… …   English dictionary

  • warm-blooded — adjective animals that are warm blooded have a body temperature that remains fairly high whether the temperature around them is hot or cold compare cold­blooded …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • warm-blooded — /ˈwɔm blʌdəd / (say wawm bluduhd) adjective 1. → endothermic. 2. ardent, impetuous, or passionate: young and warm blooded valour. 3. (of a horse) having the temperament of a warm blood …  

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