Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
fissiparism .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Biol.) Quality of being fissiparous; fissiparism.
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- noun biology The quality of being
fissiparous .
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- noun reproduction of some multicellular organisms by division, as in the case of some starfish
- noun the tendency to break into parts
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chained_bear commented on the word fissiparity
oooh... ooohhh, what a nice word....
July 16, 2008
reesetee commented on the word fissiparity
It sounds like it has a slow leak.
July 22, 2008
bestiary commented on the word fissiparity
"saddened by the fissiparity of torilla chips, bestiary decided she was not in the mood for salsa after all."
i likes this.
July 24, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word fissiparity
pssst! bestiary! c'mere.... *whispers*: what are torilla chips?
July 24, 2008
bestiary commented on the word fissiparity
shhh! they're, um. it's a brand of tortilla chips manufactured by the corn camarilla!
July 24, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word fissiparity
Ahh... I see. can I have one?
July 24, 2008