Xenopus
/ˈzenəpəs/noun
1- the African clawed toad, 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非洲爪蟾。
1.1
- Xenopus laevis, family Pipidae.拉丁名Xenopus laevis, 负子蟾科。
词源
late 19th cent.: modern Latin， from XENO- 'strange' + Greek pous 'foot'.