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anuran
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun anuran has 1 sense
- anuran(n = noun.animal) batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog - any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species; Array is a kind of amphibian
has particulars: ranid, true frog, leptodactylid, leptodactylid frog, robber frog, barking frog, hylactophryne augusti, robber frog, crapaud, leptodactylus pentadactylus, south american bullfrog, tree-frog, tree frog, ascaphus trui, bell toad, ribbed toad, tailed frog, tailed toad, liopelma hamiltoni, true toad, alytes obstetricans, midwife toad, obstetrical toad, alytes cisternasi, midwife toad, bombina bombina, fire-bellied toad, spadefoot, spadefoot toad, tree-frog, tree frog, tree toad, gastrophryne olivacea, western narrow-mouthed toad, eastern narrow-mouthed toad, gastrophryne carolinensis, sheep frog, tongueless frog, south american poison toad
Derived form adjective anuran1
Adjective anuran has 1 sense
- anuran(a = adj.pert) batrachian, salientian - relating to frogs and toads; Array Derived form noun anuran1
CIDE DICTIONARY
anuran, n.
an amphibian of the order Anura ; any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species; a frog or toad. [WordNet 1.5]
anuran, n.
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
anuran, n. & adj.
--n. any tailless amphibian of the order Anura, including frogs and toads.
--adj. of or relating to this order.
--n. any tailless amphibian of the order Anura, including frogs and toads.
--adj. of or relating to this order.
Etymology
mod.L Anura (AN-(1) + Gk oura tail)
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