Xenopus

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

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.

See also

See Xenopus § Species on Wikipedia for species

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.