Anura

Anura
    n 1: frogs, toads, tree toads [syn: {Salientia}, {order
         Salientia}, {Anura}, {order Anura}, {Batrachia}, {order
         Batrachia}]
    

Anura \A*nu"ra\ ([.a]*n[=u]"r[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an
   priv. + o'yra` a tail.] (Zool.)
   One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence
   of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [Written also {anoura}.]
   [1913 Webster]