Warm-blooded (Adjective)
Meaning
Having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated).
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Mammals are warm-blooded, meaning they maintain a constant body temperature regardless of the external environment.
- Birds are the only other group of warm-blooded animals, with a metabolism that allows them to generate heat internally.
- As warm-blooded creatures, humans have a constant body temperature of around 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Fish are not warm-blooded, but rather ectothermic, meaning their body temperature is regulated by the surrounding water.
- In contrast to reptiles, which are ectothermic, mammals and birds are warm-blooded, able to maintain a high metabolic rate in cold environments.