fissiparity

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fissiparity fis·si·par·i·ty (fĭs'ə-pār'ĭ-tē)
n.
See schizogenesis.

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Fissiparity is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
WordNet
fissiparity

noun
1. reproduction of some multicellular organisms by division, as in the case of some starfish 
2. the tendency to break into parts; "the fissiparity of religious sects" 
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