HyperDic: xenopus_laevis

English > 1 sense of the expression Xenopus laevis:
NOUNanimalXenopus laevis, African clawed froga tongueless frog native to Africa
English > Xenopus laevis: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA tongueless frog native to Africa; established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animals.
SynonymAfrican clawed frog
Member ofXenopus, genus XenopusAn African clawed frog
Broadertongueless frogalmost completely aquatic frog native to Africa and Panama and northern South America

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