Definition of eurysome
anthropology
:having a broad thickset body build
—opposed to leptosome
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eurysome
adjective
eu·ry·some
\
ˈyu̇rəˌsōm
\
variants:
or less commonly
eurysomatic
\¦yu̇rəsō¦matik\
or
eurysomic
\-¦sōmik\
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Origin and Etymology of eurysome
eurysome International Scientific Vocabulary eury- + -some; eurysomatic probably alteration (influenced by somatic) of eurysome; eurysomic probably from eurysome + -ic
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