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Fissiparous
Fis-sip′a-rous
,Adj.
[L.
fissus
(p. p. of findere
to split) + parere
to bring forth: cf. F. fissipare
.] (Biol.)
Reproducing by spontaneous fission. See
– Fission
. Fis-sip′a-rous-ly
, adv.