endomorph

American

[en-duh-mawrf] / ˈɛn dəˌmɔrf /

noun

a mineral enclosed within another mineral.
a person of the endomorphic type.

endomorph British

/ ˈɛndəʊˌmɔːf /

noun

a person with a fat and heavy body build: said to be correlated with viscerotonia Compare ectomorph mesomorph
a mineral that naturally occurs enclosed within another mineral, as within quartz

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Origin of endomorph

First recorded in 1880–85; endo- + -morph

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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: morph

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Years later, with the creation of the Doughboy, Burnett employed a cuddly endomorph to symbolize the friendly bounce of Pillsbury home-baking products.

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The extreme endomorph is a 711, the extreme mesomorph a 171, the extreme ectomorph a 117.

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