Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "anura" ita ce:Tsarin haraji na masu amphibians waɗanda ba su da wutsiya a matsayin manya kuma suna da gajere, faffadan jiki, gami da kwadi da kututture. Anura yana ɗaya daga cikin umarni uku na masu amphibians, tare da Caudata (salamanders da newts) da Gymnopiona (caecilians).
