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

Examples

• Adult frogs are anural amphibians, having lost their tails during metamorphosis.
• The anural body plan of humans reflects our evolutionary history as primates.
• Some anural species of lizards have evolved to move without the aid of a tail.
• The anural condition in certain fish species is an adaptation to their environment.
• Biologists classify apes as anural primates.