endothermy
noun
en·do·ther·my
ˈen-də-ˌthər-mē 
: physiological generation and regulation of body temperature by metabolic means : the property or state of being warm-blooded
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More recently, researchers have been looking for dinosaur endothermy with a method called carbonate clumped isotope paleothermometry.
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Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2020
Mammals, birds and a handful of fish are either endotherms or evolved some degree of endothermy.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2020
The results recalibrate what some previous studies had proposed about the origins of endothermy in mammals.
—Riley Black, Scientific American, 20 July 2022
One of these defenses is known as endothermy, which keeps our bodies warm, protecting us from potentially harmful microbes.
—Gisela Crespo, CNN, 29 Jan. 2020
Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2020
Mammals, birds and a handful of fish are either endotherms or evolved some degree of endothermy.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2020
The results recalibrate what some previous studies had proposed about the origins of endothermy in mammals.
—Riley Black, Scientific American, 20 July 2022
One of these defenses is known as endothermy, which keeps our bodies warm, protecting us from potentially harmful microbes.
—Gisela Crespo, CNN, 29 Jan. 2020
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First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
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endothermy
noun
en·do·ther·my
ˈen-də-ˌthər-mē
plural endothermies
1
2
: physiological regulation of body temperature by metabolic means
especially
: the property or state of being warm-blooded
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