clinal

Variant of cline

cline Definition

cline (klīn)

noun

a gradual change in a trait or in the frequency of a trait within a species over a geographical area

Etymology: prob. back-form. < incline

Related Forms:

clinal cli′·nal adjective

Browse dictionary entries near clinal

‹ clin-
‹ clime
‹ climbing perch
‹ climbing iron
‹ climbing
‹ climber
‹ climbed
‹ climbable
‹ climb down
‹ climb

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