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cline

noun \ˈklīn\

Definition of CLINE

:  a gradient of morphological or physiological change in a group of related organisms usually along a line of environmental or geographic transition
— clin·al \ˈklī-nəl\ adjective
— clin·al·ly \-nə-lē\ adverb
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Origin of CLINE

Greek klinein
First Known Use: 1938

Rhymes with CLINE

bine, brine, chine, dine, dyne, fine, Jain, line, Main, mine, nine, pine, Quine, Rhine, rind, shine, shrine, sign, spine, spline, stein, swine, syne, thine, tine, trine, twine, vine, whine, wine

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. cline
  2. -cline
  3. step-cline
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