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hom|e|o|therm
hom|e|o|therm «HOH mee uh THURM, HOM ee-», noun.
Physiology. an organism that maintains a constant internal temperature: »

Man, like other mammals, is a homeotherm—his temperature varying little with alterations of the temperature of his surroundings (Eric Neil).

Also, homoiotherm.

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