anuran

Meanings

Plural: anurans

Noun

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
Any amphibian of the order Anura; a frog, a toad.

Adjective

relating to frogs and toads

Adj

Of or relating to the order Anura.

Origin / 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- (“un-, not”) + Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁órsos (“backside, buttocks”)) + -n, from Latin -ānus (“of or pertaining to”, adjective-forming suffix), from -nus, from Proto-Indo-European *-nós (adjective-forming suffix).

Synonyms

batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog

Scrabble Score: 6

anuran is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 9

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