body heat
noun
: heat produced in the body of a living animal by metabolic and physical activities
called also animal heat
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Attracted by our body heat, carbon dioxide and even certain scents, mosquitoes bite by injecting saliva, which causes the infamous red bump and relentless itch.
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The feathers trap your body heat, ensuring that your body stays warm and toasty.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The Coleman Sun Ridge Cool-Weather Sleeping Bag, now 30 percent off, keeps body heat from escaping and is big enough to fit up to two people.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
Cooling means letting the body heat escape from the carcass.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The feathers trap your body heat, ensuring that your body stays warm and toasty.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The Coleman Sun Ridge Cool-Weather Sleeping Bag, now 30 percent off, keeps body heat from escaping and is big enough to fit up to two people.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
Cooling means letting the body heat escape from the carcass.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Body heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20heat. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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