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单词 Anura
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Definition of Anura in English:

Anura

plural nounəˈnjʊərəəˈn(y)o͝orə
Zoology
  • 1An order of tailless amphibians that comprises the frogs and toads.

    Also called Salientia or Batrachia
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Frogs and toads make up the order Anura, which is part of the vertebrate class Amphibia.
    • There are around 3,900 species of tailless amphibians, or Anura, also called Salientia, including the frog and toad.
    • Until recently, study of the motor control of amphibian feeding was limited to a few model taxa, for example the genera Bufo and Rana representing the Anura, and salamanders of the genus Ambystoma representing the Caudata.
    • All toads are frogs, but true toads refers to a specific family in the order Anura.
    • Of three possible histories, the only one that has not been seriously considered is an Anura (frogs and toads) - Gymnophiona sister relationship, with Caudata sister to that group.
    1. 1.1anura Amphibians of the order Anura; frogs and toads.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Anura are remarkable for the total absence of teeth in the mandibles in all but one or two genera.
      • The living Anura are typically divided into three suborders.
      • The toxic epidermis of some Anura when impacted into a bite wound via teeth & saliva can likely create these reactions.
      • The Anura have relatively short and broad bodies, and both pairs of limbs are constantly present, the hinder being the longer and stronger.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from an-1 'without' + Greek oura 'tail'.

 
 

Definition of Anura in US English:

Anura

plural nounəˈn(y)o͝orə
Zoology
  • 1An order of tailless amphibians that comprises the frogs and toads.

    Also called Salientia or Batrachia
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Of three possible histories, the only one that has not been seriously considered is an Anura (frogs and toads) - Gymnophiona sister relationship, with Caudata sister to that group.
    • Until recently, study of the motor control of amphibian feeding was limited to a few model taxa, for example the genera Bufo and Rana representing the Anura, and salamanders of the genus Ambystoma representing the Caudata.
    • There are around 3,900 species of tailless amphibians, or Anura, also called Salientia, including the frog and toad.
    • All toads are frogs, but true toads refers to a specific family in the order Anura.
    • Frogs and toads make up the order Anura, which is part of the vertebrate class Amphibia.
    1. 1.1as plural noun anura Amphibians of the order Anura; frogs and toads.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Anura have relatively short and broad bodies, and both pairs of limbs are constantly present, the hinder being the longer and stronger.
      • The living Anura are typically divided into three suborders.
      • The Anura are remarkable for the total absence of teeth in the mandibles in all but one or two genera.
      • The toxic epidermis of some Anura when impacted into a bite wound via teeth & saliva can likely create these reactions.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from an- ‘without’ + Greek oura ‘tail’.

 
 
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