life cycle
noun
1
: the series of stages in form and functional activity through which an organism passes between successive recurrences of a specified primary stage
2
: life history sense 2
3
: a series of stages through which something (such as an individual, culture, or manufactured product) passes during its lifetime
Example Sentences
the life cycle of a shark
Recent Examples on the Web Head over to the Butterfly House and witness the life cycle of around 400 butterflies. 
D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 28 July 2022 With its wide array of native prairie plants, the Prairie State has played a major role in the creature’s life cycle. Susan Degrane, chicagotribune.com, 13 Apr. 2021 Sakondry had never been studied, so Borgerson started working with entomologists like Fisher and local conservation groups to figure out the insect’s life cycle and feeding habits. Aryn Baker, Time, 26 Feb. 2021 Evolve them all together to develop the customer life cycle to drive revenue growth. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 And then there's another nebula which looks at the opposite side of the stellar life cycle, which is Star Birth. ABC News, 14 July 2022 The life cycle of an annual typically starts when the seed germinates in late winter or early spring. Sunset Magazine, 13 July 2022 Fleas have what is known as a complete life cycle, which is starting as an egg, becoming a larvae, then a pupa then and adult, Lame said. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2022 In other words, what are the long-term plans for the brand’s life cycle? Dave Wendland, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 See More
D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 28 July 2022 With its wide array of native prairie plants, the Prairie State has played a major role in the creature’s life cycle. Susan Degrane, chicagotribune.com, 13 Apr. 2021 Sakondry had never been studied, so Borgerson started working with entomologists like Fisher and local conservation groups to figure out the insect’s life cycle and feeding habits. Aryn Baker, Time, 26 Feb. 2021 Evolve them all together to develop the customer life cycle to drive revenue growth. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 And then there's another nebula which looks at the opposite side of the stellar life cycle, which is Star Birth. ABC News, 14 July 2022 The life cycle of an annual typically starts when the seed germinates in late winter or early spring. Sunset Magazine, 13 July 2022 Fleas have what is known as a complete life cycle, which is starting as an egg, becoming a larvae, then a pupa then and adult, Lame said. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2022 In other words, what are the long-term plans for the brand’s life cycle? Dave Wendland, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
life cycle
noun
1
: the series of stages in form and functional activity through which an organism passes between successive recurrences of a specified primary stage
2
: life history sense 1a