"voltinism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: voltinisms [plural]
Etymology: From Italian volta (“a turn, winding”) + -ism. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|volta||a turn, winding}} Italian volta (“a turn, winding”), {{suffix|en||ism}} + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} voltinism (countable and uncountable, plural voltinisms)
  1. (biology) The number of broods or generations of an organism in one year. Wikipedia link: voltinism Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Translations (the number of broods or generations of an organism in one year): voltinisme [masculine] (French), voltinismo [masculine] (Italian)

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