1. Plural of homeothermy; the physiological condition or characteristic of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of environmental temperature.
Usage: technical/scientific; also spelled homoeothermy; related to warm-blooded animals

Examples

• Mammals and birds exhibit homeothermies that allow them to thrive in diverse climates.
• The study compared homeothermies across different vertebrate species.
• Homeothermies require significant metabolic energy to maintain stable internal temperatures.
• Scientists documented variations in homeothermies among arctic and tropical mammals.
• The evolution of homeothermies was a major adaptation in vertebrate history.