homoiothermal


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warm′-blood′ed

or warm′blood′ed,



adj.
1. 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.
[1785–95]
warm′-blood′ed•ness, n.
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This is natural since they are homoiothermal, i.e., they have the capacity to regulate their body temperature and maintain it at a higher level than that of their surroundings, which allows them to tolerate very different thermic conditions.
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