WARM-BLOODED
Dictionary entry overview: What does warm-blooded mean? • WARM-BLOODED (adjective)
The adjective WARM-BLOODED has 1 sense:
1. having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated)
Familiarity information: WARM-BLOODED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WARM-BLOODED (adjective)
Meaning:
Having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated)
Similar:
homeothermic; homoiothermic; homothermic (of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature)
Domain category:
zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)
Antonym:
cold-blooded (having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated))
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