scissiparity

== English == === Etymology === From Latin scissus, past participle of scindere (“to split”) + parere (“to bring forth”). Compare French scissiparité. === Noun === scissiparity (uncountable) (biology) reproduction by fission ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “scissiparity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.