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