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GENUS XENOPUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An African clawed frog; in some classifications made the type genus of a separate family Xenopodidae
Synonyms:
genus Xenopus; Xenopus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Xenopus" is a kind of...):
amphibian genus (any genus of amphibians)
Meronyms (members of "genus 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 ("genus Xenopus" is a member of...):
family Pipidae; Pipidae (tongueless frogs)
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