anuran UK /əˈnjʊəɹ(ə)n/US /əˈn(j)ʊɹən/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Of or relating to the order Anura.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). — 1934 noun1 •Any amphibian of the order Anura: any frog (narrow sense) or toad. formsanurans