life cycle

life cycle

noun

Definition of LIFE CYCLE

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 2

3

: a series of stages through which something (as an individual, culture, or manufactured product) passes during its lifetime

Examples of LIFE CYCLE

1. the life cycle of a shark

First Known Use of LIFE CYCLE

1873

Rhymes with LIFE CYCLE

cell cycle, recycle, song cycle, two-cycle

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