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semivoltine

semivoltine adjective: less than univoltine; having a brood or generation less often than once per year.

Adjective

semivoltine (not comparable)

  1. Less than univoltine; having a brood or generation less often than once per year.

Origin of semivoltine

From semi- + -voltine.

Questions about semivoltine

What does semivoltine mean?
Semivoltine means less than univoltine; having a brood or generation less often than once per year.
What part of speech is semivoltine?
Semivoltine is an adjective.

Words near semivoltine in the dictionary

  1. semivitrified
  2. semivocal
  3. semivocalic
  4. semivoiced
  5. semivolatile
  6. semivoltine
  7. semivoluntary
  8. semivowel
  9. semivowels
  10. semiwaking
  11. semiwater

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