scissiparity
English
Etymology
From Latin scissus, past participle of scindere (“to split”) + parere (“to bring forth”). Compare French scissiparité.
Noun
scissiparity (uncountable)
- (biology) reproduction by fission
Translations
reproduction by fission
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for scissiparity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)