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xenopus
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[ˈzɛnəpəs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- 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.
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Origin
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late 19th century: modern Latin, from xeno-‘strange’ + Greek pous ‘foot’
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