Habitus

Quick meaning: Habitus is a noun meaning (zoology) Habitude; mode of life; bearing.

Meaning

(zoology) Habitude; mode of life; bearing.

More Meanings

1. (zoology, chiefly invertebrates) General appearance.
2. (botany) habit
3. (liturgy) The liturgical clothing of monks, nuns and the clerical community, metaphorically referring to the religious mode of life.
4. (anatomy, medicine) the general shape and appearance of the body, usually with reference to weight, adipose distribution, posture, and gait; most often called by the collocation body habitus.
5. (sociology) The lifestyle, values, dispositions and expectations of particular social groups that are acquired through the activities and experiences of everyday life.

Example Sentences

[M]any species having eschariform zoaria in quiet water are able to assume the membraniporiform habitus in strongly agitated water.

A wrestler could gain the rank of ōzeki based on his competitive achievements, but the promotion to yokozuna implied the presence of a certain habitus than embodied the quintessential traditional Japaneseness.

Word Forms

• habiti
• habituses

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