1. lacking a tail or tail-like appendage; without a tail
Usage: biology, zoology

Examples

• Adult frogs are anurous amphibians, having lost their tails during metamorphosis.
• The anurous stage of a frog's life cycle occurs after the tadpole develops legs.
• Apes and humans are anurous primates.
• The specimen was identified as anurous based on its skeletal structure.