Xenopid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Xenopid is a noun meaning (zoology) Any of the genus Xenopus of clawed frogs.
Meaning
(zoology) Any of the genus Xenopus of clawed frogs.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- xenopids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include xenopodine, xenophorid, clawfrog, xenopeltid, pipid, xiphioid.
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