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 – clawed frogs, the best known species is Xenopus laevis, which is used as a model organism in scientific research.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Amphibia – class; Lissamphibia – subclass; Anura – order; Pipidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Xenopus laevis – type species
Descendants
- English: xenobot
References
- Xenopus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Xenopus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Xenopus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons `