Fissiparity
fissiparity fis·si·par·i·ty (fĭs’ə-pār’ĭ-tē)
n.
See schizogenesis.
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[fi-sip-er-uh s] /fɪˈsɪp ər əs/ adjective 1. reproducing by fission. /fɪˈsɪpərəs/ adjective 1. (biology) reproducing by fission 2. having a tendency to divide into groups or factions fissiparous fis·sip·a·rous (fĭ-sĭp’ər-əs) adj. Reproducing or propagating by fission.
- Fissiped
[fis-uh-ped] /ˈfɪs əˌpɛd/ noun 1. any member of the suborder Fissipedia, carnivorous mammals that have separate toes, as bears, badgers, dogs, cats, and raccoons. adjective 2. of or relating to the Fissipedia. 3. cleft-footed or cloven-hoofed. /ˈfɪsɪˌpɛd/ adjective 1. having toes that are separated from one another, as dogs, cats, bears, and similar carnivores noun […]
- Fissirostral
[fis-uh-ros-truh l] /ˌfɪs əˈrɒs trəl/ adjective, Ornithology. 1. having a broad, deeply cleft beak or bill, as the swallows and goatsuckers. 2. (of the bill) deeply cleft. /ˌfɪsɪˈrɒstrəl/ adjective 1. (of the beaks of some birds) broad and deeply cleft 2. having such a beak, as swifts and swallows
- Fissura
fissura fis·su·ra (fĭ-sur’ə, -shur’ə) n. pl. fis·su·rae (-sur’ē, -shur’ē)
- Fissure
[fish-er] /ˈfɪʃ ər/ noun 1. a narrow opening produced by or separation of parts. 2. (def 1). 3. Anatomy. a natural division or groove in an organ, as in the brain. verb (used with object), fissured, fissuring. 4. to make fissures in; cleave; split. verb (used without object), fissured, fissuring. 5. to open in fissures; […]