noun
- animals that maintain a constant body temperature regardless of environmental temperature; warm-blooded animals
Usage: biological term; plural form
Examples
- Birds and mammals are homoiotherms that regulate their internal temperature.
- Unlike reptiles, homoiotherms can survive in cold climates by generating their own heat.
- The metabolic rate of homoiotherms is generally higher than that of cold-blooded animals.
- Homoiotherms have evolved various mechanisms to maintain thermal homeostasis.
- Scientists study how homoiotherms adapt to extreme temperature variations.
- The energy requirements of homoiotherms are significantly greater due to thermoregulation.