Scientifically, the term buffalo is incorrect for the North American species; its proper Latin name is Bison bison. However, common usage has made the term buffalo an acceptable synonym for the American bison. (from The American Buffalo in Transition, by J. Albert Rorabacher.).
Life cycle. Life cycle, in biology, the series of changes that the members of a species undergo as they pass from the beginning of a given developmental stage to the inception of that same developmental stage in a subsequent generation.
â¢ LIFE CYCLE (noun) The noun LIFE CYCLE has 2 senses: 1. a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage. 2. the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced. Familiarity information: LIFE CYCLE used as a noun is rare. Dictionary entry details.