Anura

Translingual

Anura (Mantella aurantiaca)

Etymology

New Latin, from the Latin prefix an- (“not”) + Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

Proper noun

Anura

A taxonomic order within the subclass Lissamphibia – the frogs and toads.
(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – now Arctium.

Hypernyms

(order of frogs): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Amphibia - class; Lissamphibia - subclass

Hyponyms

(order of frogs): Archaeobatrachia, Mesobatrachia, Neobatrachia - suborders

Derived terms

anuran

References

Anura (frog) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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