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pyknic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective pyknic has 1 sense
- pyknic(a = adj.all) endomorphic - having a squat and fleshy build; "a pyknic practical joke"
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pyknic, adj. & n. (also pycnic) Anthropol.
--adj. characterized by a thick neck, large abdomen, and relatively short limbs.
--n. a person of this bodily type.
--adj. characterized by a thick neck, large abdomen, and relatively short limbs.
--n. a person of this bodily type.
Etymology
Gk puknos thick
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