Definition of Endothermy

1. Noun. (biology) A form of thermoregulation in which heat is generated by the organism's metabolism ¹

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Definition of Endothermy

1. [n -MIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Endothermy

endothelium
endothelium-derived growth factor synthase
endothelium-derived relaxing factor
endothelium camerae anterioris
endothelium derived relaxation factor
endothelium of anterior chamber
endotheloid
endotherm
endothermal
endothermic
endothermic reaction
endothermically
endothermicity
endothermies
endotherms
endothermy (current term)
endothoracic fascia
endothorax
endothrix
endotoxaemia
endotoxaemias
endotoxemia
endotoxemias
endotoxemic
endotoxic
endotoxicology
endotoxicosis
endotoxin
endotoxin shock
endotoxins

Literary usage of Endothermy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Late Triassic Footprint Fauna from the Culpeper Basin, Northern Virginia by Robert E. Weems (1987)
"But alternatively, it is also possible that the large carnivores were poikilothermic in contrast to the small carnivores and herbivores. endothermy in ..."

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