fissiparous
/fɪˈsɪpərəs/adjective
1- inclined to cause or undergo division into separate parts or groups有分裂倾向的; 分裂的。
1.1
- Biology (of an organism) reproducing by fission【生】(有机体)分裂生殖的, 裂殖的:
small fissiparous worms.
裂殖的小蠕虫。
派生词
fissiparity
nounfissiparousness
noun词源
mid 19th cent.: from Latin fissus, past participle of findere 'split', on the pattern of viviparous.