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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

cycle biologique

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /sikl bjɔ.lɔ.ʒik/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Life-history/ˈlaɪfˌhɪs.tər.i/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"L'étude du cycle biologique aide à comprendre l'évolution de cette espèce."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The series of changes undergone by an organism during its lifetime, especially relating to its development, reproduction, and survivorship.

    "Ecologists study the complex life-history traits of migratory birds to understand their adaptation to environmental shifts."
  2. 2

    A detailed narrative account of a person's life and experiences, often compiled through interviews and sociological research.

    "The anthropologist recorded the life-history of the village elder to preserve local oral traditions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the Old English 'līf' (life, body, or living) and the Greek 'historia' (inquiry, account of past things), entering scientific lexicon in the late 19th century. Initially used in biography and anthropology, the term evolved significantly during the mid-20th century to become a central concept in evolutionary biology and ecology, describing the chronological schedule of an organism's growth, reproduction, and survival.

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