(ˌhɒmɪəˈθɜːmɪ) or homeothermism (ˌhɒmɪəʊˈθɜːmɪzəm)
noun
zoology
the regulation of body temperature at an almost constant temperature
Examples of 'homeothermy' in a sentence
homeothermy
These results provide direct evidence that dinosaurs were reptiles that exhibited inertial homeothermy.
James F Gillooly, Andrew P Allen, Eric L Charnov 2006, 'Dinosaur fossils predict body temperatures.', PLoS Biologyhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1489189?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)