Strobilation

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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}.
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