anuran

English

WOTD – 9 May 2017

A frog (Anura)

Etymology

From New Latin Anoura, Anura (“name of the order of amphibians”), or from French Anoures (“name of a family of amphibians”) (from Latin an-, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“prefix meaning ‘not’”) + Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érsos (“backside, buttocks”)) +‎ -n (from Latin -ānus (“suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’”), from -nus, from Proto-Indo-European *-nós (“suffix creating adjective nouns from verbs”)).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /əˈnjʊəɹ(ə)n/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /əˈn(j)ʊrən/, /æ-/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: an‧ur‧an

Noun

anuran (plural anurans)

1. (batrachology) Any amphibian of the order Anura; a frog, a toad.

Related terms

• anourous, anurous
• Anura

Translations

amphibian of the order Anura

• Portuguese: anuro (pt) m
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Adjective

anuran (comparative more anuran, superlative most anuran)

1. (batrachology) Of or relating to the order Anura.

Synonyms

• salientian

Translations

of or relating to the order Anura

• Portuguese: anuro (pt)
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