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fissiparous

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FISSIPAROUS

Fis *sip "a *rous, a. Etym: [L. fissus (p.p. of findere to split ) +parere to bring forth: cf. F. fissipare.] (Biol.)

 

Defn: Reproducing by spontaneous fission. See Fission. -- Fis *sip "a *rous *ly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fissiparous

fis sip a rous |fiˈsipərəs fɪˈsɪpərəs | ▶adjective inclined to cause or undergo division into separate parts or groups: She was unsuccessful in holding a fissiparous membership together. • Biology (of an organism ) reproducing by fission: small fissiparous worms. DERIVATIVES fis sip a rous ness noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin fissus, past participle of findere ‘split, ’ on the pattern of viviparous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

fissiparous

fissiparous |fɪˈsɪp (ə )rəs | ▶adjective inclined to cause or undergo division into separate parts or groups. • Biology (of an organism ) reproducing by fission: small fissiparous worms. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin fissus, past participle of findere ‘split ’, on the pattern of viviparous .