Anuran

Quick meaning: Anuran is a noun meaning (batrachology) Any amphibian of the order Anura; a frog, a toad.

Meaning

(batrachology) Any amphibian of the order Anura; a frog, a toad.

More Meanings

1. (batrachology) Of or relating to the order Anura.

Example Sentences

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).

It is well known that an anuran tadpole or an insect larva will never turn into its adult form if the respective endogenous metamorphic hormones, thyroxine and ecdysone, were withdrawn or prevented from reaching the target tissues.

[I]njection of urodele DNA into an anuran (frog) egg produces an extra "balancer" (i.e., protrusion on the chin of the embryo which may or may not be a real balancer), but so does injection of the DNA of this anuran into its own egg.

Inactivity may dominate an anuran’s life. Spea hammondii in the deserts of southwestern North America spend >90% of their life inactive; they appear explosively and breed with the first heavy summer rains, then feed for 2–3 weeks before becoming inactive for another year.

Word Forms

• anurans

Synonyms for anuran

Depending on context, synonyms include batrachian, salientian, frog, toad.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include toad, frog, salientian, batrachian, tadpole, amphibian.

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