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scansorial
[ skan-sawr-ee-uhl, -sohr- ]
adjective
, Zoology.
- capable of or adapted for climbing, as the feet of certain birds, lizards, etc.
- habitually climbing, as a woodpecker.
scansorial
/ skænˈsɔːrɪəl /
adjective
- zoology specialized for, characterized by, or relating to climbing
a scansorial bird
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scansorial1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scansorial1
C19: from Latin scānsōrius, from scandere to climb
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Example Sentences
They belong to the scansorial order of birds; that is, they have two toes forward and two backward.
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Feet scansorial, versatile; the outer toe long, and connected by the first joints to the inner toe.
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The sub-genus Chlorisses, in reference to Ornithology, is a scansorial type.
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Unlike the toucans, however, it cannot climb trees, and is therefore not of the Scansorial order.
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The toucan (Ramphastos) belongs to the genus of scansorial birds.
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