HyperDic: life_cycle

English > 2 senses of the expression life cycle:
NOUNphenomenonlife cyclea series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage
processlife cyclethe course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced
English > life cycle: 2 senses > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningA series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage.
Broaderorganic phenomenon(biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
Spanishciclo vital
Catalancicle vital
English > life cycle: 2 senses > noun 2, process
MeaningThe course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced.
Broadergrowth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically

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