"leptosome" meaning in English

See leptosome in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more leptosome [comparative], most leptosome [superlative]
Etymology: lepto- (“thin”) + -some (“body”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|lepto|some|t1=thin|t2=body}} lepto- (“thin”) + -some (“body”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} leptosome (comparative more leptosome, superlative most leptosome)
  1. Narrow-bodied (in proportional to height or length). Synonyms: slender Coordinate_terms: mesosome
    Sense id: en-leptosome-en-adj-YtN09AhB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with lepto-, English terms suffixed with -some Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with lepto-: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -some: 69 31

Noun

Forms: leptosomes [plural]
Etymology: lepto- (“thin”) + -some (“body”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|lepto|some|t1=thin|t2=body}} lepto- (“thin”) + -some (“body”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} leptosome (plural leptosomes)
  1. A tall, narrow-bodied, angular person.
    Sense id: en-leptosome-en-noun-WPNfsyHo Categories (other): English terms prefixed with lepto- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with lepto-: 46 54

Inflected forms

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