Where does “morphocline” come from?

morphocline (English) comes from English cline, from Ancient Greek κλῑ́νω — to decline; I bend, lean.

morphocline (English): A series of morphological transformations that occurs during the evolution of a species

Definitions

  1. A series of morphological transformations that occurs during the evolution of a species

Ancestry of “morphocline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclineA gradation in a character or phenotype within a...
2Ancient Greekκλῑ́νωto decline; I bend, lean

Words derived from “morphocline”

Every word from Ancient Greek κλῑ́νω →Every word from English cline →