trigoneutic

adjective

tri·​go·​neu·​tic

¦trīgə¦n(y)ütik

: having three broods annually

Word History

Etymology

tri- + Greek goneuein to beget (akin to Greek gonos offspring) + English -tic (as in genetic)

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