Strobilation

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

  Strobilation \Strob`i*la"tion\, n. (Zool.)
     The act or phenomenon of spontaneously dividing transversely,
     as do certain species of annelids and helminths; transverse
     fission. See Illust. under {Syllidian}.
     [1913 Webster]