cold-blooded
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A warm-blooded animal should leave behind fewer of these isotope bonds than a cold-blooded animal.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
New analysis techniques developed in recent years have provided strong evidence that theropods like T. rex, velociraptors and other two-legged dinosaurs were endothermic animals like mammals and birds, rather than cold-blooded, or exothermic, like reptiles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
From the director of ‘Tiger King,’ a new docuseries examines the cold-blooded, illegal trade in lizards and the like in the 1980s and the lives of those who facilitated it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
She explains that because butterflies are cold-blooded insects, they generally thrive in warmer conditions.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
I’d never forget the cold-blooded look in Luno’s eyes when he saw us standing in Dusty’s ticket shack.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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