a. [ L. fissus (p. p. of findere to split) + palma palm. ] (Zool.) Semipalmate and loboped, as a grebe's foot. See Illust. under Aves. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Fissiparous. ] (Zool.) Animals which reproduce by fission. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Fissiparous. ] (Biol.) Reproduction by spontaneous fission. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Biol.) Quality of being fissiparous; fissiparism. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. fissus (p. p. of findere to split) + parere to bring forth: cf. F. fissipare. ] (Biol.) Reproducing by spontaneous fission. See Fission. --
n. (Biol.) Reproduction by fission; fissiparism.
n. (Zool.) One of the
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. fissus (p. p. of findere to cleave) + pes, pedis, a foot. ] (Zool.) A division of the