Meaning Of The Word Warm-blooded

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warm-blooded
adjective: A warm-blooded animal, for example a bird or a mammal, has a fairly high body temperature which does not change much and is not affected by the surrounding temperature.

warm-blooded in American English
adjective: designating or pertaining to animals, as mammals and birds, whose blood ranges in temperatures from about 98° to 112° F (37° to 44°C) and remains relatively constant, irrespective of the temperature of the surrounding medium; homoiothermal

warm-blooded in British English
adjective: ardent, impetuous, or passionate

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