Definition of "mesomorph" []

• An individual with a robust, muscular body build caused by the predominance of structures developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer. (noun)

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• "Otherwise you're just another crude mesomorph leaning up against the singles bar of evolution, his big grubby paw in the pretzels."
• "Throughout her life, Oprah rejected her mesomorph shaped body and revered the gods and goddesses of thinness, committing herself to battle with her hunger and her body."
• "He wanted the body of a muscular mesomorph with wide shoulders and narrow waist but his six foot four inch bony frame had an ectomorphic musculature and no amount of pumping iron would bulk up his long thin limbs."