scissiparity

English

Etymology

From Latin scissus, past participle of scindere (“to split”) + parere (“to bring forth”). Compare French scissiparité.

Noun

scissiparity (uncountable)

1. (biology) reproduction by fission

Related terms

• scissiparous

 

Translations

reproduction by fission

• French: scissiparité (fr)
• Italian: scissiparità f
• Occitan: scissiparitat f
• Portuguese: cissiparidade f

References

• “scissiparity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.