homeothermy

English

Noun

homeothermy (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being homeothermic.
    • 2007 February 20, Natalie Angier, “A Mammal in Winter With a Furnace of Her Own”, in New York Times‎:
      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.

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