pluriannual

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pluri- +‎ annual

Adjective[edit]

pluriannual (not comparable)

  1. Covering more than one year.
    • 2015 May 29, Andrea Santangeli et al., “Identifying effective actions to guide volunteer-based and nationwide conservation efforts for a ground-nesting farmland bird”, in The Journal of Applied Ecology[1], volume 52, →DOI:
      This may be related to various factors, among others the earlier harvest date in pluriannual crops (thus extended exposure after protection and until fledging), and higher vole abundance in these types of habitat (Jareno et al. 2014) which may attract more predators.