Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A genus of very short-tailed wren-like birds of India, generally referred to the genus Tesia. Hodgson, 1841.
- n. A genus of leaf-nosed bats, of the family Phyllostomatidœ.
- n. Also written Anoura.
- An order of Amphibia, the Batrachia salientia, or batrachians proper, as frogs and toads; salient oviparous amphibians, tailless when adult, provided with well-developed legs, breathing air by lungs, and undergoing complete metamorphosis from the tadpole state, in which they are tailed and limbless, and breathe water by gills. Called
Anura in distinction fromUrodela , and Theriomorpha in contrast to Ichthyomorpha. The vertebræ are diversiform and from 7 to 10 in number. The Anura have a well-formed sternum, and a pectoral and a pelvic arch. The skin is naked, and serves to some extent as an organ of respiration; it is shed as in serpents. Small variously disposed teeth are usually present; the tongue is present (in Phaneroglossa), or apparently absent (in Aglossa). There are upward of 500 species of this very homogeneous group, for which some 130 genera and from 5 to 25 families are adopted by different authors. The typical frogs are of the family Ranidœ the tree-frogs are Hylidœ; the toads, Bufonidœ; and the aglossal Surinam toad is the type of a family Pipidœ. Also writtenAnoura . See cuts under omosternum, Rana, and temporomastoid.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence of a tail, as the frogs and toads.
WordNet 3.0
- n. frogs, toads, tree toads
Examples
“Debate Summary: you could argue either way that one came out a little ahead, but there was no clear knockout decisive winner Guest_fancy feast: Consumption of anura appendages just creeps me out!”
“a - L. manus ` hand 'amanous ` handless' an - enteron ` intestine 'anenterous ` without intestines' an - oura ` tail 'anura ` tailless' an - ōps ` eye 'anopsy ` eyeless”
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asativum Oh, they did, yarb; they did. I don't think I've ever handled a frog without it peeing on me. Some sort of defense mechanism, or maybe it lightens the load for the leap to safety. Sep 20, 2008
reesetee Bilby, if that's a stage of Wordie addiction, you're in serious need of counseling, I'd say. ;-) Sep 15, 2008
yarb That would make more sense asativum, if the frogs had been handling you. But since it was you who went out of your way to handle them, shouldn't it be the frogs now yearning for the chance to pee on you? Sep 15, 2008
asativum You know, having gone out of my way to handle frogs in my misspent youth, there would be a delicious irony in getting the chance to pee on one. Turnabout, fair play and all that. Sep 15, 2008
mollusque No, only when avoiding urinating on frogs. That's why they're called anurans. Sep 15, 2008
bilby Gah, I nearly peed on a frog yesterday. And as I headed for another cubicle - it was a public toilet - all I could think of was "I'm sure I said something about this on Wordie recently."
Do you think invoking the big-W while urinating on frogs might be a stage in Wordie addiction? Sep 14, 2008
reesetee Good thinking. Sep 5, 2008
bilby Not a bad idea. Some people have been known to leave a bucket of water outside for them on purpose. If the water gets a bit smelly/stagnant you tip it out on the garden and fill it up again. Sep 5, 2008
reesetee Wow. So you always remember to turn on the lights first when you head there at night, I suppose? Sep 5, 2008
bilby Large green tree frogs. During the 'winter' (joke) we have no rain for about 6 months. If amphibians don't have a moist place to wait it out, they come into houses in search of water. Which is why it's not uncommon to find a great green dunny frog sitting happily in your toilet counting its blessings. Sep 5, 2008
mollusque If bovilexia is the urge to moo when you see a cow, is ranilexia the urge to croak when you see a frog?
(Bilby, I hope you don't have the urge to flush.) Sep 4, 2008
chained_bear This particular species? Or just generic frogs? Sep 4, 2008
bilby Here you find them in the toilet. Sep 4, 2008
chained_bear This makes me happy. Sep 4, 2008