xenopid
xenopid noun: any of the genus Xenopus of clawed frogs.
Noun
xenopid (plural xenopids)
- Any of the genus Xenopus of clawed frogs.
- Concerning this latter point, however, it should be recalled that the xenopid larvae are equally microphagous and yet their manicotto structure is essentially of the ranid type.1961, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: Volume 137
- On the tails of some tadpoles the melanophores which were scattered on the surface of the body are visible, in the same way as in the tadpoles of the xenopids.1972, Zdeněk V. Špinar, Tertiary frogs from Central Europe
Forms of xenopid
| plural | xenopids |
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Origin of xenopid
From Xenopus + -id.
Questions about xenopid
- What does xenopid mean?
- Xenopid means any of the genus Xenopus of clawed frogs.
- What part of speech is xenopid?
- Xenopid is a noun.
- What is the plural of xenopid?
- The plural of xenopid is xenopids.
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