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mesomorph

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mes·o·morph  (mz-môrf, ms-)
n.
An individual with a robust, muscular body build caused by the predominance of structures developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer.
[meso(derm) + -morph.]
mesomorph [ˈmɛsəʊˌmɔːf]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) a person with a muscular body build: said to be correlated with somatotonia Compare ectomorph, endomorph [1]
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Noun1.mesomorph - a person with a well-developed muscular bodymesomorph - a person with a well-developed muscular body
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
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mesomorph [ˈmesəʊˌmɔːf] N → mesomorfo m
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