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warm-blooded

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warm-blood·ed (wôrmbldd)
adj.
1. Zoology Maintaining a relatively constant and warm body temperature independent of environmental temperature; homeothermic.
2. Ardent; passionate.

warm-blooded·ness n.

warm-blooded
Adjective
1. (of an animal, such as a mammal or a bird) having a constant body temperature, usually higher than the surrounding temperature
2. having a passionate nature
warm-bloodedness n

warm-blooded  (wôrmbldd)
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.warm-blooded - having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated)
zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals
cold-blooded - having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated)
Translations
Spanish warm-blooded [ˈwɔːmˈblʌdɪd] adjde sangre caliente
French warm-blooded [ˈwɔːmˈblʌdɪd] adj (Zool) → à sang chaud
German warm-blooded [ˈwɔːmˈblʌdɪd] warm adjwarmblütig
Italian warm-blooded [ˈwɔːmˈblʌdɪd] adja sangue caldo

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It was this last habit that gave me the opportunity I craved to capture one of these herbivorous cetaceans--that is what Perry calls them--and make as good a meal as one can on raw, warm-blooded fish; but I had become rather used, by this time, to the eating of food in its natural state, though I still balked on the eyes and entrails, much to the amusement of Ghak, to whom I always passed these delicacies.
The guanaco is nearly the only warm-blooded quadruped, and it is found in quite inconsiderable numbers compared with the multitude of flies.
 
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