bivoltine

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adjective

Having two broods or generations in a year

OriginFrench bivoltin →
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Meanings

adjectivebivoltine (not comparable)

alternative dated bivoltin

  1. not comparablebiologyHaving two broods or generations in a year

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

    2006, Nickolas M. Waser, Jeff Ollerton, Plant-Pollinator Interactions: From Specialization to Generalization
nounbivoltine (plural bivoltines)

plural bivoltines · alternative dated bivoltin

  1. biologyA bivoltine organism.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
divoltine

Origin

  1. Frenchbivoltin
  2. Englishbivoltine

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

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Translations

Italian bivoltino
  • bivoltinohaving two broods or generations in a year
Cite this entry
APA

bivoltine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bivoltine

MLA

“bivoltine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bivoltine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bivoltine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bivoltine.

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