hæmatherm, hem- Zool.
(ˈhiːməθɜːm)
[f. mod.L. Hematherma n. pl. (Latreille), erroneously f. Gr. αἷµα blood (see hæma-) + θερµ-ός warm.]
A warm-blooded animal. So hæmaˈthermal, hæmaˈthermous adjs., belonging to the hæmatherms; warm-blooded.
| 1847 Craig, Hematherms. 1886 Syd. Soc. Lex., Hæmathermous. 1889 Cent. Dict., Hemathermal, hæmathermal. |