Having warm blood; -- applied especially to those animals, as birds and mammals, which have warm blood, or, more properly, the power of maintaining a nearly uniform temperature whatever the temperature of the surrounding air. See Homoiothermal.
animals capable of regulating their body temperature
having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated)
A vertebrate animal is warm-blooded if it keeps its temperature the same no matter what the temperature is outside it.
describing vertebrates that are able to maintain a constant body temperature no matter what the outside temperature is
Animals that have developed fat and fur, hair, or feathers in order to retain heat produced by metabolic activities. Also known as endothermic. Warm-blooded animals are able to thrive in various climates, because they are minimally affected by environmental fluctuations in temperature.
having a relatively high and constant body temperature relatively independent of the surroundings
maintaining a constant internal body temperature regardless of external conditions
Warm-blooded animals maintain thermal homeostasis; that is, they keep their core body temperature at a nearly constant level regardless of the temperature of the surrounding environment. This can involve not only the ability to generate heat, but also the ability to cool down. Warm-blooded animals mainly control their body temperature by regulating their metabolic rates (e.g. increasing their metabolic rate as the surrounding temperature begins to decrease).
