Fissiparously

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fissiparous \Fis*sip"a*rous\, a. [L. fissus (p. p. of findere to
     split) + parere to bring forth: cf. F. fissipare.] (Biol.)
     Reproducing by spontaneous fission. See {Fission}. --
     {Fis*sip"a*rous*ly}, adv.
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