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Ecomorph vs Ectomorph - What's the difference?

ecomorph | ectomorph |

As nouns the difference between ecomorph and ectomorph

is that ecomorph is a local variety of a species whose appearance is determined by its ecological environment while ectomorph is someone with a lean, only slightly muscular body.

ecomorph

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A local variety of a species whose appearance is determined by its ecological environment

    • ectomorph

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone with a lean, only slightly muscular body
  • (bodybuilding): Theoretical body type in which a person has a high metabolism. Such a person can easily maintain a low fat physique, but does not add muscle or body weight easily.

    • Synonyms

    * hard gainer

    Derived terms

    * ectomorphic * ectomorphy

    See also

    * endomorph * mesomorph