Xenopus

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Translingual

Etymology

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

Xenopus m

  1. 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.

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Descendants

  • English: xenobot

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