Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
alt. (context biology English) The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death. n. (context biology English) The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.
WordNet
n. a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage
the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced
Wikipedia
Life cycle may refer to:
Life Cycle is an album featuring solo cello performances by Dave Holland recorded in 1982 and released on the ECM label.
Life Cycle is the first studio album by the progressive metal band Sieges Even. The album is known for being a speed metal album, which in their next album they embarked on a change in their sound.
Life Cycle is an album by American jazz drummer Whit Dickey recorded in 2000 and released on the Aum Fidelity label. Dickey leads the Nommonsemble, which includes Rob Brown on alto sax and flute, Mat Maneri on viola and Matthew Shipp on piano.
Usage examples of "life cycle".
But the creatureswere radically nonhuman in appearance, more alien in form and life cycle than any intelligence yet encountered by Humankind.
This completes the nor- mally 4 to 6 month life cycle, which may take as little as 2 months or as long as 10 months.
You may find that each of the full moons corresponds with a personal event or prevailing mood in your own yearly life cycle.
How does one study the life cycle of an organism that may live for millennia, or even cross the galaxy?
He returned to discoursing with Maya about the life cycle of sand crabs.