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  • s  having a thick body

  • Stalking these massive creatures were predators of equally awesome aspect: muscular jaguars, saber-toothed cats and thick-bodied dire wolves with bone-crunching teeth.
  • At this time of the year, the Gila monsters (thick-bodied venomous lizards with skins like orange and black beadwork) avoid the summer heat, come out only at night.
  • They had become in every respect the thick-bodied, migratory, ravaging insect which is called a locust.
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  • Mike Maddux in MLB.com
    Groins are something you don't mess with,said pitching coach Mike Maddux, who suffered two similar injuries during his own playing career. "Your upper half relies on your lower half. Benny is a thick-bodied guy, and his legs are his game....
  • Peter Chiarelli in SouthCoastToday.com
    He's a very resilient player, he's a thick-bodied man, too,said Chiarelli. "He's a durable player, and you need that in this stretch and in the playoffs."

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