digoneutic

adjective

di·​go·​neu·​tic

¦dīgə¦n(y)ütik

: having two broods in one year : bivoltine

digoneutism

ˌdīgəˈn(y)ütˌizəm

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

di- + (assumed) Greek goneutos (verbal of goneuein to produce, generate) + English -ic; akin to Greek gignesthai to be born

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