(of an organism) producing more than two broods or generations per year
multivoltine in American English
(ˌmʌltɪˈvoultin, -tn)
adjective
Entomology
producing several broods in one year, as certain silkworm moths; polyvoltine
Word origin
[1870–75; multi- + It volt(a) turn, time + -ine1]
Examples of 'multivoltine' in a sentence
multivoltine
Our results reveal the potential importance of flexible plant choice for female multivoltine insects in nature.
Minghui Fei, Jeffrey A. Harvey, Berhane T. Weldegergis, Tzeyi Huang, Kimmy Reijngoudt,Louise M. Vet, Rieta Gols 2016, 'Integrating Insect Life History and Food Plant Phenology: Flexible Maternal ChoiceIs Adaptive', International Journal of Molecular Scienceshttp://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/17/8/1263. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)