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anurans

anurans is the plural of anuran.

Meaning of anuran

Noun

anuran (plural anurans)

  1. Any amphibian of the order Anura: any frog (narrow sense) or toad.
    • The fact that the higher Batrachia go on metamorphosing until several of their structures are so perfect as to require but the gentlest modification to make them fit for the Mammal, does not require one to suppose that the Toad and the Frog lie in the direct route from the Ichthyic to the Mammalian...1871, William Kitchen Parker, “VIII. On the Structure and Development of the Skull of the Common Frog (Rana temporaria, L.). By William Kitchen Parker, F.R.S. Received October 10, 1870,—Read January...
    Synonyms:
    batrachian, frog

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Questions about anurans

What is anurans the plural of?
Anurans is the plural of anuran.

Words near anurans in the dictionary

  1. anuptaphobic
  2. Anuradhapura
  3. Anurag
  4. anural
  5. anuran
  6. anurans
  7. anuresis
  8. anuretic
  9. anuria
  10. anurias
  11. anuric

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