reptiles are cold-blooded

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• cold-blooded — 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) Someone who is cold blooded does not show any pity or emotion. ...a cold blooded murderer... This was a brutal and cold blooded killing. Derived words: cold bloodedly ADV GRADED usu ADV with v He hated whites from the… …   English dictionary

• Life in Cold Blood — Infobox nature documentary bgcolour = show name = Life in Cold Blood caption = Life in Cold Blood DVD cover picture format = 16:9 audio format = Stereo runtime = 50 minutes creator = developer = producer = Miles BartonHilary JeffkinsJames… …   Wikipedia

• U.S. state reptiles — Turtles, snakes, lizards, and crocodilians are all represented as U.S. state reptiles. Twenty six U.S. states have named an official state reptile. As with other state symbols, states compare admirabl …   Wikipedia

• List of reptiles of Canada — This is a list of the reptiles species recorded in Canada. There are few reptiles in Canada, as only a few species have been able to adapt to the diverse, generally colder Canadian climate. Most species are confined to the southernmost parts of… …   Wikipedia

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• Amphibia — Am·phib·ia am fib ē ə n pl 1) a class of subphylum Vertebrata comprising forms (as the frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders) that are intermediate in many respects between fishes and reptiles, are cold blooded with nucleated red blood cells and a …   Medical dictionary

• Physiology of dinosaurs — Note: In this article dinosaur means non avian dinosaur, since most experts regard birds as an advanced group of dinosaurs. The physiology of dinosaurs has historically been a controversial subject, particularly thermoregulation. Recently, many… …   Wikipedia

• reptile — reptilelike, adj. reptiloid /rep tl oyd /, adj. /rep til, tuyl/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the… …   Universalium

• dinosaur — /duy neuh sawr /, n. 1. any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals. 2. something that is… …   Universalium

• thermoreception — Sensory capacity (see sense) to detect the temperature of the environment and the body. It helps keep body temperature stable by regulating autonomic responses to temperature changes (see homeostasis). Temperature sensations are generated by… …   Universalium

• Archosaur — Taxobox name = Archosaurs fossil range = Early Triassic Recent image width = 250px image caption = Living archosaurs are crocodilians and birds. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida subclassis = Diapsida infraclassis =… …   Wikipedia