verb
- past tense of intergrade; to merge gradually into another form through intermediate stages
Usage: biology; technical
Examples
- The two subspecies intergraded where their ranges overlapped.
- Scientists observed how the coastal and inland populations had intergraded over time.
- The color patterns intergraded smoothly from one region to the next.
- Researchers found that the species intergraded along the mountain gradient.
- The morphological features intergraded across the hybrid zone.
- Field studies showed how the populations had intergraded after the barrier was removed.