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PYKNIC TYPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pyknic type mean?
• PYKNIC TYPE (noun)
The noun PYKNIC TYPE has 1 sense:
1. round, fat, and heavy
Familiarity information: PYKNIC TYPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Round, fat, and heavy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
endomorphy; pyknic type
Hypernyms ("pyknic type" is a kind of...):
body type; somatotype (a category of physique)
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