Word: Xenopus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: modern Latin, from xeno-‘strange’ + Greek pous ‘foot’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈzɛnəpəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the African clawed frog, much used in embryological research and formerly in pregnancy testing, as it produces eggs in response to substances in the urine of a pregnant woman.
Short Definition:African clawed frog, much used in embryological research
