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Adjective: anuran  u'nû-run
  1. (zoology) relating to frogs and toads
    "Anuran species are found on every continent except Antarctica";
    - batrachian, salientian
Noun: anuran  u'nû-run
  1. Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
    "The anuran's powerful legs allowed it to jump several times its body length";
    - frog, toad, toad frog, batrachian, salientian

Derived forms: anurans

Type of: amphibian

Encyclopedia: Anuran