anuran

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin Anoura, Anura (“name of the order of amphibians”), or from French Anoures (“name of a family of amphibians”), from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “lacking”)) + Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) +‎ -an. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈnjʊəɹ(ə)n/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈn(j)ʊɹən/, /æ-/ Hyphenation: an‧ur‧an === Noun === anuran (plural anurans) (batrachology) Any amphibian of the order Anura; a frog, a toad. ==== Related terms ==== anourous, anurous anurophagous Anura anural ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === anuran (not comparable) (batrachology) Of or relating to the order Anura. ==== Synonyms ==== batrachian ==== Hypernyms ==== salientian ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== froggish froggy froglike frogly ranarian ranine toadish toadlike toadly === Further reading === Anura (frog) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia