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xenopus
xe·no·pus [ zénnəpəss ] (plural xe·no·pus or xe·no·pi [ zénnə p ])


noun 
Definition:
 
African frog: a water frog. Native to: southern Africa.  Genus Xenopus.
[Late 19th century. < modern Latin< Greek xeno- "stranger, foreigner" + pous "foot"]
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