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Word entry · 6 letters

anuran

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"Tailless amphibian"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /əˈnjʊəɹ(ə)n/Part of speech noun, adjectiveSorted aannruStarts with AEnds with N1 clues
1A2N3U4R5A6N

Definitions

  1. A tailless amphibian such as a frog or toad.

Word origin

From New Latin Anoura, Anura (“name of the order of amphibians”), or from French Anoures (“name of a family of amphibians”), from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “lacking”)) + Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -an.

Used in a sentence

  • As a further illustration, we may take the results of experiments in which a Urodele organiser (from Triton alpestris) is grafted into an Anuran embryo (Bufo vulgaris).

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