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ENDOMORPHIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Having a squat and fleshy build

Example:

a pyknic practical joke

Synonyms:

endomorphic; pyknic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Also:

fat (having an (over)abundance of flesh)

Antonym:

ectomorphic (having a build with little fat or muscle but with long limbs)

mesomorphic (having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer)

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