Definition of Xenopus

1. Noun. An African clawed frog; in some classifications made the type genus of a separate family Xenopodidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Xenopus
Generic synonyms: Amphibian Genus
Group relationships: Family Pipidae, Pipidae
Member holonyms: African Clawed Frog, Xenopus Laevis

Definition of Xenopus

1. a frog native to southern Africa [n -PUSES]

Medical Definition of Xenopus

1. The genus of African clawed toads, X. Laevis is widely used in developmental biology and was formerly used in pregnancy diagnosis. Ovulates easily under influence of luteinising hormone. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Xenopus

Xenaphiles
Xenas
Xenaverse
Xenical
Xenicidae
Xenicus
Xenicus gilviventris
Xenocrates
Xenophanean
Xenophanes
Xenophon
Xenophontean
Xenopodidae
Xenopsylla
Xenopus (current term)
Xenorhyncus
Xenorhyncus asiaticus
Xenosauridae
Xenosaurus
Xenu
Xer
Xeranthemum annuum
Xerobates
Xerophyllum
Xerophyllum tenax
Xerox
Xerox machine
Xers
Xerxean

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