fissiparity
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fissiparity
(ˌfɪsɪˈpærətɪ)n
the quality of being fissiparous
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Noun | 1. | fissiparity - reproduction of some multicellular organisms by division, as in the case of some starfish agamogenesis, asexual reproduction - reproduction without the fusion of gametes |
2. | fissiparity - the tendency to break into parts; "the fissiparity of religious sects" divisibility - the quality of being divisible; the capacity to be divided into parts or divided among a number of persons |
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