HyperDic: xenopus

English > 1 sense of the word Xenopus:
NOUNanimalXenopus, genus Xenopusan African clawed frog
English > Xenopus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAn African clawed frog; in some classifications made the type genus of a separate family Xenopodidae.
Synonymgenus Xenopus
Member ofPipidae, family Pipidaetongueless frogs
MembersAfrican clawed frog, Xenopus laevisA tongueless frog native to Africa
Broaderamphibian genusAny genus of amphibians
Spanishgenus xenopus, xenopus
Catalangenus xenopus, xenopus

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