Voltinism

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Voltinism is a term used in biology to indicate the number of broods or generations of an organisms in a year. The term is particularly in use in sericulture, where silkworm varieties vary in their voltinism.

• Univoltine - (adjective) referring to organisms having one brood per year
• Bivoltine - (adjective) referring to organisms having two broods per year
• Multivoltine - (adjective) referring to organisms having more than two broods per year