释义 |
lipomorph Zool.|ˈlɪpəmɔːf| [f. Gr. λιπ- (weak stem of λείπειν to leave, be wanting) + µορϕ-ή form.] (See quots.)
1897Sclater 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. |