bivoltine

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English

Etymology

bi- +‎ -voltine

Adjective

bivoltine (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Having two broods or generations in a year
    • 2006, Nickolas M. Waser, ‎Jeff Ollerton, Plant-Pollinator Interactions: From Specialization to Generalization:
      Interestingly, a few oligoleges such as Calliopsis hesperia equina and C. helianthi are reportedly bivoltine (Rozen 1958).

Translations


Italian

Adjective

bivoltine f

  1. feminine plural of bivoltino