중온동물

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 중온(中溫) (jung'on, “mesophilic”) + 동물(動物) (dongmul, “animal”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋo̞n to̞(ː)ŋmuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [중온 동(ː)물]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jung'on dongmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jung'on dongmul
McCune–Reischauer?	chungon tongmul
Yale Romanization?	cwungon tōngmul

Noun

중온동물 • (jung'ondongmul) (hanja 中溫動物)

1. (zoology) mesotherm

See also

• 외온동물(外溫動物) (oe'ondongmul, “ectotherm”)
• 변온동물(變溫動物) (byeonondongmul, “poikilotherm”)
• 온혈동물(溫血動物) (onhyeoldongmul, “endotherm”)
• 항온동물(恒溫動物) (hang'ondongmul, “homeotherm”)
• 냉혈동물(冷血動物) (naenghyeoldongmul, “ectotherm”)