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BODY TYPE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A category of physique
Synonyms:
body type; somatotype
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("body type" is a kind of...):
body-build; build; habitus; physique (constitution of the human body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "body type"):
asthenic type; ectomorphy (slender, weak, and lightweight)
endomorphy; pyknic type (round, fat, and heavy)
athletic type; mesomorphy (muscular and big-boned)
