Cline
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noun.
A gradual change in a character or feature across the distributional range of a species or population, usually correlated with an environmental or geographic transition.
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noun.
A
gradation
in a
character
or
phenotype
within a
species
or other group.
noun.
Any
graduated
continuum
.
Etymologically Related
clinic
Form
clinal
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Aline
Combine
Dine
Heine
Jain
verb-form
clined
clines
clining