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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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