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warm-blooded
[wawrm-bluhd-id]
adjective
Also 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 the temperature of the surrounding medium; homoiothermal.
ardent, impetuous, or passionate.
young and warm-blooded valor.
warm-blooded
adjective
ardent, impetuous, or passionate
Technical name: homoiothermic.(of birds and mammals) having a constant body temperature, usually higher than the temperature of the surroundings
warm-blooded
Having a relatively warm body temperature that stays about the same regardless of changes in the temperature of the surroundings. Birds and mammals are warm-blooded.
Other 51Թ Forms
- warm-bloodedness noun
- ˌɲ-ˈǴǻԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of warm-blooded1
Example Sentences
Global warming is a big challenge for warm-blooded animals, which must maintain a constant body temperature to prevent their bodies from overheating.
“We’re still going to see this as a gigantic shark that was eating whales, partially warm-blooded, and able to migrate,” Cooper said.
Sounds like the makings of a joke, but when the waters start to rise, this simple, wordless tale deepens into a warm-blooded epic about teamwork and survival.
New York Times: "An ace guitarist with a keen ear for jangly tones, he lends even his most pathetic characters a bit of warm-blooded humanity."
She added that more research is needed on how rising temperatures impact warm-blooded animals, including humans.
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