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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In biology, schizogenesis; reproduction by fission; fissiparity.
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- noun (Biol.) Reproduction by fission.
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- noun biology
reproduction byfission
Etymologies
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Latin scissus (past participle of scindere to split) + parere to bring forth: compare French scissiparité.
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