xenopus
Meaning of xenopus
noun
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.
late 19th century: modern Latin, from xeno- ‘strange’ + Greek pous ‘foot’.
Information about xenopus
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Hyphenation of xenopus
xeno-pus
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- xenopus is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
xenopus synonyms
Meaning Xenopus:
Words that rhyme with xenopus
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