anuran
anu·ran
adjective
1.
relating to frogs and toads
noun
1.
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
Origin
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.
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