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holocyclic

holocyclic adjective: pertaining to an insect that undergoes sexual reproduction during at least part of its life cycle.

Adjective

holocyclic (comparative more holocyclic, superlative most holocyclic)

  1. pertaining to an insect that undergoes sexual reproduction during at least part of its life cycle.

Forms of holocyclic

comparativemore holocyclic
superlativemost holocyclic

Origin of holocyclic

From holo- + cyclic.

Words formed from holocyclic

Questions about holocyclic

What does holocyclic mean?
Holocyclic means pertaining to an insect that undergoes sexual reproduction during at least part of its life cycle.
What part of speech is holocyclic?
Holocyclic is an adjective.

Words near holocyclic in the dictionary

  1. holocryptic
  2. holocrystalline
  3. holocube
  4. holocubes
  5. holocurtinol
  6. holocyclic
  7. holocytochrome
  8. holocytochromes
  9. Holod
  10. holodeck
  11. holodecks

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