Bivoltine

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bivoltine organism.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having two broods or generations in a year not-comparable

    "Interestingly, a few oligoleges such as Calliopsis hesperia equina and C. helianthi are reportedly bivoltine (Rozen 1958)."

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divoltine

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"Interestingly, a few oligoleges such as Calliopsis hesperia equina and C. helianthi are reportedly bivoltine (Rozen 1958)."

Etymology

From French bivoltin. By surface analysis, bi- + -voltine.

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