genus Xenopus

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genus Xenopus - an African clawed frog; in some classifications made the type genus of a separate family XenopodidaeXenopusamphibian genus - any genus of amphibiansfamily Pipidae, Pipidae - tongueless frogsAfrican clawed frog, Xenopus laevis - a tongueless frog native to Africa; established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animals