scissiparity
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin scissus, past participle of scindere (“to split”) + parere (“to bring forth”). Compare French scissiparité.
Noun
editscissiparity (uncountable)
- (biology) reproduction by fission
Related terms
editTranslations
editreproduction by fission
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References
edit- “scissiparity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.