爪蛙

zhǎowā
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 clawed frog (Xenopus)
  2. 2 African clawed frog

Examples

Fēizhōu zhǎowā shì shēngwùxué yánjiū de jīngdiǎn móshì dòngwù.
The African clawed frog is a classic model animal for biological research.
Zhǎowā de luǎnmǔ xìbāo cháng yòng yú biǎodá wàiyuán dànbái.
Xenopus oocytes are often used to express exogenous proteins.

Tips

history
Xenopus was used in the first reliable pregnancy test (Hogben test, 1930s): injecting a woman's urine into a female X. laevis caused it to lay eggs if she was pregnant, because of human hCG cross-reactivity.

Stroke Order

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