Thermoregulation
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noun.
Maintenance of a constant internal body temperature independent from the environmental temperature.
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noun.
The
maintenance
of a
constant
internal
temperature
of an
organism
independent of the temperature of the
environment
Word Usage
"Might they be exapted for a role in thermoregulation (having originally evolved for display)?"
cross-reference
endothermy
exothermy