pyknic (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *pyknic*:
ADJECTIVE	all	pyknic, endomorphic	having a squat and fleshy build / build

English > *pyknic*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Having a squat and fleshy build / build.
Example	"a pyknic practical joke"
Synonym	endomorphic
See also	fat	Having an (over)abundance of flesh
Opposite	ectomorphic	Having a build / build with little fat or muscle but with long limbs
Opposite	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
Spanish	endomorfo, pícnico

HyperDic: pyknic