anuran

a·nu·ran  (-nrn, -nyr-)

n.

See salientian.

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[From New Latin Anra, order of frogs and toads : a- + Greek our, tail; see ors- in Indo-European roots.]

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anuran [əˈnjʊərən]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of the vertebrates of the order Anura (or Salientia), characterized by absence of a tail and very long hind legs specialized for hopping: class Amphibia (amphibians). The group includes the frogs and toads

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the order Anura Also salientian

[from New Latin Anura, from an- + Greek oura tail]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	anuran - any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog amphibian - cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form ranid, true frog - insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs leptodactylid, leptodactylid frog - toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal robber frog - small terrestrial frog of tropical America barking frog, Hylactophryne augusti, robber frog - of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog's bark crapaud, Leptodactylus pentadactylus, South American bullfrog - large toothed frog of South America and Central America resembling the bullfrog tree frog, tree-frog - any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes Ascaphus trui, bell toad, ribbed toad, tailed frog, tailed toad - western North American frog with a taillike copulatory organ Liopelma hamiltoni - primitive New Zealand frog with four unwebbed toes on forefeet and five on hind feet true toad - tailless amphibian similar to a frog but more terrestrial and having drier warty skin Alytes obstetricans, obstetrical toad, midwife toad - European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch Alytes cisternasi, midwife toad - similar in habit to Alytes obstetricians Bombina bombina, fire-bellied toad - toad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange patches mixed with black on its underside spadefoot, spadefoot toad - a burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot tree frog, tree toad, tree-frog - arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America Gastrophryne olivacea, western narrow-mouthed toad - small secretive toad with smooth tough skin of central and western North America eastern narrow-mouthed toad, Gastrophryne carolinensis - small toad of southeastern United States sheep frog - mostly of Central America tongueless frog - almost completely aquatic frog native to Africa and Panama and northern South America South American poison toad - a South American toad
Adj.	1.	anuran - relating to frogs and toads           batrachian, salientian zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals