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homeothermy

homeothermy noun: the state or condition of being homeothermic.

Noun

homeothermy (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being homeothermic.
    • As always, however, there is no such thing as a free lunch, and we mammals must pay for the convenience of homeothermy by eating many extra lunches.2007 February 20, Natalie Angier, “A Mammal in Winter With a Furnace of Her Own”, in New York Times

Questions about homeothermy

What does homeothermy mean?
Homeothermy means the state or condition of being homeothermic.
What part of speech is homeothermy?
Homeothermy is a noun.

Words near homeothermy in the dictionary

  1. homeothermically
  2. homeothermism
  3. homeothermotaxic
  4. homeothermous
  5. homeotherms
  6. homeothermy
  7. homeotic
  8. homeotically
  9. homeotics
  10. homeotoxin
  11. homeotoxins

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