noun Date: 1873 the series of stages in form and functional activity through which an organism passes between successive recurrences of a specified primary stage, life history 2, a series of stages through which something (as an individual, culture, or manufactured product) passes during its lifetime
LIFE CYCLE
Meaning of LIFE CYCLE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012