homeothermic
adjective
homeothermic is spelled H-O-M-E-O-T-H-E-R-M-I-C: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, homeothermic means “Related to or being a homeotherm, an animal capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of the surrounding environment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in homeothermic?
| Letters | 12: H-O-M-E-O-T-H-E-R-M-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is homeothermic?
Homeothermic appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of homeothermic
- homeothermal
- homoiothermic
- homothermal
- homœothermic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does homeothermic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Related to or being a homeotherm, an animal capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of the surrounding environment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Homeothermic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | homeotérmico |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does homeothermic come from?
By surface analysis, homeo- + -thermic, from the Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “of like kind, similar”) in conjunction with θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”), or, by surface analysis, homeotherm + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).