endothermic
adjective
en·do·ther·mic
ˌen-də-ˈthər-mik 
1
: characterized by or formed with absorption of heat
2
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So the scientists centered on endothermic sharks, which have some warm-blooded capabilities.
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024
Mammals like the orca were ruled out due to having warmer temperature readings, so the scientists focused on endothermic sharks.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2024
The mako shark, for example, is the fastest shark and partly endothermic.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 June 2023
With the tooth data, the researchers concluded that the megalodon had been endothermic, after all, and had benefitted greatly from the ability.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2023
The finding also raises an intriguing paradox about how the warm-blooded Megalodon (a new research study that Shimada was also a part of) managed to expend the high level of metabolic heat associated with its endothermic nature without being an active swimmer.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 17 July 2023
But a handful of them—including great white sharks, thresher sharks and mako sharks—are regionally endothermic, just like the megalodon was.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2023
Birds adapted to be endothermic, or warm-blooded.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2020
Comparing the bone structure of some dinosaurs with that of modern birds, for example, suggested that at least some of the extinct animals may have evolved endothermic abilities.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2020
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024
Mammals like the orca were ruled out due to having warmer temperature readings, so the scientists focused on endothermic sharks.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2024
The mako shark, for example, is the fastest shark and partly endothermic.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 June 2023
With the tooth data, the researchers concluded that the megalodon had been endothermic, after all, and had benefitted greatly from the ability.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2023
The finding also raises an intriguing paradox about how the warm-blooded Megalodon (a new research study that Shimada was also a part of) managed to expend the high level of metabolic heat associated with its endothermic nature without being an active swimmer.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 17 July 2023
But a handful of them—including great white sharks, thresher sharks and mako sharks—are regionally endothermic, just like the megalodon was.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2023
Birds adapted to be endothermic, or warm-blooded.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2020
Comparing the bone structure of some dinosaurs with that of modern birds, for example, suggested that at least some of the extinct animals may have evolved endothermic abilities.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2020
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“Endothermic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endothermic. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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endothermic
adjective
en·do·ther·mic
ˌen-də-ˈthər-mik
: characterized by or formed with absorption of heat
Medical Definition
endothermic
adjective
en·do·ther·mic
ˌen-də-ˈthər-mik
variants
also endothermal
1
: characterized by or formed with absorption of heat compare exothermic
2
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