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voltinism

voltinism noun: the number of broods or generations of an organism in one year.

Noun

voltinism (countable and uncountable, plural voltinisms)

  1. The number of broods or generations of an organism in one year.

Forms of voltinism

pluralvoltinisms

Origin of voltinism

From the combining form -voltine (as in bivoltine) + -ism.

Words formed from voltinism

Questions about voltinism

What does voltinism mean?
Voltinism means the number of broods or generations of an organism in one year.
What part of speech is voltinism?
Voltinism is a noun.
What is the plural of voltinism?
The plural of voltinism is voltinisms.

Words near voltinism in the dictionary

  1. volti
  2. volti subito
  3. voltigeur
  4. voltigeurs
  5. volting
  6. voltinism
  7. voltinisms
  8. voltivity
  9. voltmeter
  10. voltmeters
  11. voltmetre

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