genus xenopus

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsXenopus

   Broaderamphibian genus

   Part ofPipidae

Questions about genus xenopus

What does genus xenopus mean?

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

What is another word for genus xenopus?

Close synonyms include Xenopus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus xenopus a common word?

genus xenopus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.