Homoiothermal
Pronunciation : Ho*moi`o*ther"mal
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. thermal.] (Physiol.)
Definition : Defn: Maintaining a uniform temperature; h?matothermal; homothermic; -- applied to warm-bodied animals, because they maintain a nearly uniform temperature in spite of the great variations in the surrounding air; in distinct from the cold-blooded (poikilothermal) animals, whose body temperature follows the variations in temperature of the surrounding medium.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913