xenopus laevis

1. 1.

   a tongueless frog native to Africa; established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animals

   SynonymsAfrican clawed frog

   Broadertongueless frog

   Part ofXenopus

Questions about xenopus laevis

What does xenopus laevis mean?

xenopus laevis means "a tongueless frog native to Africa; established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animals".

What is another word for xenopus laevis?

Close synonyms include African clawed frog. 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.