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bivoltine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bi-vol-tine
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having two broods or generations in a year

noun

A bivoltine organism.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French bivoltin. By surface analysis, bi- + -voltine.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

bivoltin (alternative, dated) bivoltines (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bivoltinism univoltine

Questions

What does bivoltine mean?
Having two broods or generations in a year
Where does bivoltine come from?
It is traced to French.

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