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endomorphic

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en·do·mor·phic  (nd-môrfk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to an endomorph.
2. Created through endomorphism.
[endo(derm) + -morphic.]
endo·morphy n.
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Adj.1.endomorphic - having a squat and fleshy build; "a pyknic practical joke"
pyknic
fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
ectomorphic - having a build with little fat or muscle but with long limbs
mesomorphic, muscular - having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer
Translations
endomorphic
adj → pyknisch


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