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bivoltine

American

[bahy-vohl-teen, -tn] / baɪˈvoʊl tin, -tn /

adjective

Entomology.

producing two broods in one year, as certain silkworm moths.

Etymology

Origin of bivoltine

< French bivoltin. See bi- ¹, volta, -ine ¹

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