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anuran

anu·ran

UK/əˈnjʊəɹ(ə)n/ US/əˈn(j)ʊɹən/ uncommon

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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