Definition of "habitus"

habitus

noun
countable and uncountable, plural habiti or habitus
1. (zoology) habitude; mode of life; bearing.
2. (zoology, chiefly invertebrates) General appearance.
  Quotations
  [M]any species having eschariform zoaria in quiet water are able to assume the membraniporiform habitus in strongly agitated water.
  1963, Alan H. Cheetham, Late Eocene Zoogeography of the Eastern Gulf Coast Region, page 30
3. (botany) habit
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.
6. (liturgy) The liturgical clothing of monks, nuns and the clerical community, metaphorically referring to the religious mode of life.