anura

2 definitions found

anura - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Anura \A*nu"ra\ ([.a]*n[=u]"r[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an
     priv. + o'yra` a tail.] (Zool.)
     One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence
     of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [Written also anoura.]
     [1913 Webster]

anura - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Anura
      n 1: frogs, toads, tree toads [syn: Salientia, order Salientia
           , Anura, order Anura, Batrachia, order Batrachia
           ]