Definitions for xenopus
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1. Xenopus, genus Xenopusnoun

   an African clawed frog; in some classifications made the type genus of a separate family Xenopodidae

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1. Xenopus

   Xenopus () (Gk., ξενος, xenos=strange, πους, pous=foot, commonly known as the clawed frog) is a genus of highly aquatic frogs native to sub-Saharan Africa. Twenty species are currently described within it. The two best-known species of this genus are Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis, which are commonly studied as model organisms for developmental biology, cell biology, toxicology, neuroscience and for modelling human disease and birth defects.The genus is also known for its polyploidy, with some species having up to 12 sets of chromosomes.

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1. xenopus

   Xenopus is a genus of aquatic frogs native to sub-Saharan Africa. The two best-known species are Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis, which are commonly studied as model organisms in developmental biology, cell biology, toxicology, and molecular biology. They are also known as "African clawed frogs" or "platanna."

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1. Xenopus

   Xenopus is a genus of highly aquatic frogs native to Sub-Saharan Africa. There are 20 species in the Xenopus genus. They are known collectively as African Clawed Frogs or Platanna. The best-known species belonging to this genus is Xenopus laevis, which is commonly studied as a model organism for developmental biology, cell biology, toxicology, and neuroscience.

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1. Xenopus

   An aquatic genus of the family, Pipidae, occurring in Africa and distinguished by having black horny claws on three inner hind toes.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of xenopus in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of xenopus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of xenopus in a Sentence

1. James Monaghan:

   An immediate translation of this strategy to humans is unlikely because a regenerative spike does not occur in humans as it does in Xenopus frogs. Yet, this work is exciting because it shows that endogenous regenerative processes can be enhanced by a short application of a drug cocktail.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenopus
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=xenopus