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Gigantothermy Ectothermic Animals Smaller Called Homeothermy Inertial Phenomenon

Word gigantothermy
Synonyms Gigantothermy (sometimes called ectothermic homeothermy or inertial homeothermy) is a phenomenon with significance in biology and paleontology, whereby large, bulky ectothermic animals are more easily able to maintain a constant, relatively high body temperature than smaller animals by virtue of their smaller surface

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