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

xenophobe
xenophobes
xenophobia
xenophobia
xenophobias
xenophobic
xenophobically
Xenophon
xenophonia
xenophthalmia
xenophya
Xenopodidae
Xenopsylla
xenopterygii
Xenopus
Xenopus
xenopuses
xenopus laevis
Xenopus laevis
Xenorhyncus
Xenorhyncus asiaticus
Xenosauridae
Xenosaurus
xenosome
xenotime
xenotime
xenotimes
xenotransplant
xenotransplantation
xenotransplantation

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