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 noun
-ᵊnˌizəm
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
- head-and-tail-light fish
- head-butt
- head-butted
- head-butter
- head-butters
- head-butting
- head-butts
- head-cavity
- head-collar
- head-end revenue
- head-end system
- head-flattening
- head-hunting
- head-in-the-sand
- head-on
- head-on collision
- head-scratcher
- builder's risk insurance
- builder-upper
- builders
- builders' hardware
- building
- building a fire under
- building and loan association
- building around