Voltinism is a term used in biology to indicate the number of broods or generations of an organism 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 or generation per year
- Bivoltine - (adjective) referring to organisms having two broods or generations per year
- Multivoltine - (adjective) referring to organisms having more than two broods or generations per year
- Semivoltine - (adjective) referring to organisms whose generation time is more than one year
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