anuran meaning

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anuran (adjective): relating to frogs and toads.

anuran has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.

anuran as an adjective

  1. relating to frogs and toads

    Synonyms: batrachian, salientian

    Related forms: Anura

anuran as a noun

  1. any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

    Synonyms: frog, toad, toad frog, batrachian, salientian

    Type of: amphibian

    Kinds: true frog, leptodactylid frog, robber frog, barking frog, crapaud, tree frog, tailed frog, Liopelma hamiltoni, true toad, obstetrical toad, midwife toad, fire-bellied toad

Scrabble score: 6 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in AN · 6-letter words

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