Xenopus
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin xeno- + -pus, from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
Coined by Johann Georg Wagler in Isis von Oken v.20, 1827, p726.
Proper noun[edit]
Xenopus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pipidae – the clawed frogs. The best known species is Xenopus laevis, which is used as a model organism in scientific research.
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): See Xenopus § Species on Wikipedia for species.
Descendants[edit]
- English: xenobot
References[edit]
Xenopus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Xenopus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Xenopus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons `
