Zool. [f. Gr. λιπ- (weak stem of λείπειν to leave, be wanting) + μορφ-ή form.] (See quots.)
1897. Sclater, in Geog. Jrnl., June, IX. 474. ‘Lipomorph’ = a group which characterizes a particular district by its absence from it. Ibid., 673. Bears and deer are ‘lipomorphs’ of Africa south of the Atlas, and cats (Felis) of Australia.
