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African clawed frog

African clawed frog noun: a clawed frog found in southern Africa, Xenopus laevis, that has some properties very useful for genetics.

african clawed frog: a clawed frog found in southern Africa, Xenopus laevis, that has some properties very useful for...
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Noun

African clawed frog (plural African clawed frogs)

  1. A clawed frog found in southern Africa, Xenopus laevis, that has some properties very useful for genetics.
    • Heaven knows what led him to do it, but Hogben found that if you injected an African clawed frog with the urine of a pregnant woman, within hours it would lay eggs.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 283
    Synonyms:
    xenopus, African clawed toad, platanna, common platanna

Synonyms of African clawed frog

  • xenopus
  • African clawed toad
  • platanna
  • common platanna

Forms of African clawed frog

pluralAfrican clawed frogs

Questions about African clawed frog

What does African clawed frog mean?
African clawed frog means a clawed frog found in southern Africa, Xenopus laevis, that has some properties very useful for genetics.
What part of speech is African clawed frog?
African clawed frog is a noun.
What is the plural of African clawed frog?
The plural of African clawed frog is African clawed frogs.

Words near African clawed frog in the dictionary

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  3. African cherry oranges
  4. African civet
  5. African civets
  6. African clawed frog
  7. African clawed frogs
  8. African crake
  9. African crakes
  10. African crested porcupine
  11. African crowned eagle

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