XENOPUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Xenopus mean? 

• XENOPUS (noun)
  The noun XENOPUS has 1 sense:

1. an African clawed frog; in some classifications made the type genus of a separate family Xenopodidae

  Familiarity information: XENOPUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• XENOPUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An African clawed frog; in some classifications made the type genus of a separate family Xenopodidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Xenopus; Xenopus

Hypernyms ("Xenopus" is a kind of...):

amphibian genus (any genus of amphibians)

Meronyms (members of "Xenopus"):

African clawed frog; Xenopus laevis (a tongueless frog native to Africa; established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animals)

Holonyms ("Xenopus" is a member of...):

family Pipidae; Pipidae (tongueless frogs)

 Context examples 

The human and mouse genomes were the first to be studied, and the collection now contains clones from rat, zebrafish, Fugu, Xenopus and rhesus macaque.

(Integrated Molecular Analysis of Genomes and their Expression Consortium, NCI Thesaurus)

Scientists have designed a device for testing 'electroceuticals,' or cell-stimulating therapies with induce partial hindlimb regeneration in adult aquatic African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) by 'kick-starting' tissue repair at the amputation site.

(Scientists Help Frogs to Regenerate Their Limbs with Bioreactor Device, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)