Schizogamy
noun, Biology.
1.
reproduction characterized by division of the organism into sexual and asexual parts, as in certain polychaetes.
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[ski-zog-uh-nuh s, skit-sog-] /skɪˈzɒg ə nəs, skɪtˈsɒg-/ adjective, Biology. 1. pertaining to or reproducing by schizogony.