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n. [Gr. arche, beginning; tome, cut](ANNELIDA)Designating reproduction by fission, with regeneration after separation of heads and/or tails; see paratomy.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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architomy — ar·chit·o·my … English syllables
architomy — ärˈkid.əmē noun ( es) Etymology: archi + tomy : reproduction by fission followed by bodily reorganization (as in certain annelids) compare paratomy … Useful english dictionary
Convolutriloba — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Superphylum … Wikipedia
Echinoderm — Temporal range: Cambrian–recent … Wikipedia
paratomy — n. [Gr. para, beside; tomos, cut] (ANNELIDA) Designating the reproduction by fission with regeneration following preparatory internal tissue reorganization; see architomy … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
paratomy — pəˈrad.əmē noun ( es) Etymology: para (I) + tomy : reproduction by fission along a special division zone following organization of the structures of a new individual from blastema tissue compare architomy * * * paratomy see para 1 1 … Useful english dictionary
