Mesomorphic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  bull-necked \bull"-necked`\, a.
     Having a short, thick and muscular neck like that of a bull.
     --Sir W. Scott. [Narrower terms: {mesomorphic}]
     [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  mesomorphic
       adj : having a robust muscular body-build characterized by
             predominance of structures (bone and muscle and
             connective tissue) developed from the embryonic
             mesodermal layer [syn: {muscular}] [ant: {ectomorphic},
              {endomorphic}]