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Fissiparous

Fissiparous Meaning & Definition
Fissiparous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fissiparous?

[adj] (biology) reproducing by fission

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fissiparous: productive

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Fissiparous In Webster's Dictionary

\Fis*sip"a*rous\, a. [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.

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