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noun
The quality of being fissiparous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
the tendency to break into parts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: divisibility
noun
reproduction of some multicellular organisms by division, as in the case of some starfish
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: asexual reproduction, agamogenesis
History
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