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endotherm

Syllabification: (en·do·therm)
Pronunciation: /ˈendəˌTHərm/
Definition of endotherm

noun

Zoology
  • an animal that is dependent on or capable of the internal generation of heat; a warm-blooded animal. Often contrasted with ectotherm.Compare with homeotherm.

Derivatives

endothermy

noun

Origin:

1940s: from endo- 'within', on the pattern of homoiotherm

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