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The very use of the term normal privileges a particular somatotype as normative. —
Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2012
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2012
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somatotype
1 of 2 noun
so·ma·to·type ˈsō-mət-ə-ˌtīp 
sō-ˈmat-ə-
sō-ˈmat-ə-
: a body type or physique especially in a system of classification based on the relative development of ectomorphic, endomorphic, and mesomorphic components
somatotype
2 of 2 transitive verb
somatotyped; somatotyping
: to determine the somatotype of (as a human body) : classify according to physique
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