life cycle

noun

biology : the series of stages through which a living thing passes from the beginning of its life until its death

Full Definition of LIFE CYCLE

: the series of stages in form and functional activity through which an organism passes between successive recurrences of a specified primary stage

: a series of stages through which something (as an individual, culture, or manufactured product) passes during its lifetime

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noun

: the series of stages in form and functional activity through which an organism passes between successive recurrences of a specified primary stage

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