Anura \A*nu"ra\ ([.a]*n[=u]"r[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + o'yra` a tail.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [Written also {anoura}.]
Anura n : frogs, toads, tree toads [syn: {Salientia}, {order Salientia}, {order Anura}, {Batrachia}, {order Batrachia}]