What does "african clawed frog" mean?

A clawed frog found in southern Africa, Xenopus laevis, that has some properties very useful for genetics.

What is a synonym for "african clawed frog"?

Common synonyms include: frogs, xenopus laevis.

African clawed frog

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Noun

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."
2
a tongueless frog native to Africa; established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animals wordnet

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frogs xenopus laevis

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"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."

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