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ECTOMORPHIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a build with little fat or muscle but with long limbs
Classified under:
Similar:
asthenic (having a slender physique)
Also:
lean; thin (lacking excess flesh)
Antonym:
endomorphic (having a squat and fleshy build)
mesomorphic (having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer)
