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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
ectomorph

1940, coined by W.H. Sheldon from ecto- + -morph, from Greek morphe (see morphine). Related: Ectomorphic.

Wiktionary
ectomorph

n. 1 Someone with a lean, only slightly muscular body 2 (context bodybuilding English): 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.

WordNet
ectomorph

n. a person with a thin non-muscular body

Usage examples of "ectomorph".

They were mostly Hanuman monkeys—flailing, whiptailed ectomorphs who acted as if they owned the place—which, according to Hindoos, they did.

It just couldn't be this way, no matter how much those ectomorphs wanted to bubble around their lake.

The two ectomorphs in the next booth got up and left and we were the only patrons.