Defn: Reproduction by fission; fissiparism.
FISSIPED; FISSIPEDAL
Fis"si*ped, Fis*sip"e*dal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. fissipède.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having the toes separated to the base. [See Aves.]
FISSIPED
Fis"si*ped, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Fissipedia.
FISSIPEDIA Fis`si*pe"di*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. fissus (p.p. of findere to cleave) + pes, pedis, a foot.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of the Carnivora, including the dogs, cats, and bears, in which the feet are not webbed; — opposed to Pinnipedia.
FISSIROSTRAL
Fis`si*ros"tral, a. Etym: [Cf. F. fissirostre.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having the bill cleft beyond the horny part, as in the case of swallows and goatsuckers.
FISSIROSTRES Fis`si*ros"tres, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. fissus (p.p. of findere to cleave) + rostrum beak.] (Zoöl.)