bivoltine

adjective

bi·​vol·​tine

bīˈvōlˌtēn

variants or less commonly bivoltin

-ᵊn

1

: producing two broods in a season

—used especially of silkworms

2

of insects : having two generations a year, a summer generation without diapause and a winter generation with diapause

bivoltinism

-ᵊnˌizəm

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

French bivoltin, from bi- bi- entry 1 + Italian volta time, instance (from—assumed—Vulgar Latin volvita, from Latin volvere to turn) + French -in -ine

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