Usually means: Short trunk, relatively long limbs.
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▸ adjective:  Having unusually short legs

Similar:
brachymorphic, brachypellic, brachiocrural, brachysyllabic, brachyfacial, brachycephaloid, badger-legged, brachiate, bicrural, brachydiagonal, more...

Opposite:
dolichoskelic, long-limbed, lanky, elongated

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Similar:
brachymorphic, brachypellic, brachiocrural, brachysyllabic, brachyfacial, brachycephaloid, badger-legged, brachiate, bicrural, brachydiagonal, more...

Opposite:
dolichoskelic, long-limbed, lanky, elongated



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