endomorph
/endomorf/ • noun a person with a soft round build of body and a high proportion of fat tissue. Compare with ECTOMORPH and MESOMORPH. — DERIVATIVES endomorphic adjective. — ORIGIN from endodermal (the endoderm being the layer of the embryo giving rise to these physical characteristics).
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