# homeothermic

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Related to or being a homeotherm, an animal capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of the surrounding environment.

## Etymology
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
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/homeothermic