bivoltine

adjective

bi·vol·tine | \bīˈvōlˌtēn\

variants: or less commonly bivoltin \-ᵊn \

Definition of bivoltine

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

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