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Anura

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A-nu′ra

(ȧ-nū′rȧ)
,
Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ἀν
priv. +
οὐρά
a tail.]
(Zool.)
One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence of a tail, as the frogs and toads.
[Written also
anoura
.]

Definition 2024

Anura

Anura

Translingual

Anura (Mantella aurantiaca)

Proper noun

Anura

  1. A taxonomic order within the subclass Lissamphibia – the frogs and toads.

Hyponyms

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Etymology

New Latin, from Latin prefix an- ‎(“not”) + Ancient Greek οὐρά ‎(ourá, “tail”).

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