eurysome

adjective

eu·​ry·​some

ˈyu̇rəˌsōm

variants or less commonly eurysomatic

¦yu̇rəsō¦matik

or eurysomic

-¦sōmik

anthropology

: having a broad thickset body build

—opposed to leptosome

Word History

Etymology

eurysome International Scientific Vocabulary eury- + -some; eurysomatic probably alteration (influenced by somatic) of eurysome; eurysomic probably from eurysome + -ic

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