SCANSORIAL

Etymology

Adjective

scansorial (comparative more scansorial, superlative most scansorial)

(zoology) Adapted to or specialised for climbing

(zoology) Habitually climbing; tending to climb

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Scan*so"ri*al, a. (Zoöl.) (a) Capable of climbing; as, the woodpecker is a scansorial bird; adapted for climbing; as, the scansorial foot. (b) Of or pertaining to the Scansores. See Illust. under Aves. Scansorial tail (Zoöl.), a tail in which the feathers are stiff and sharp at the tip, as in the woodpeckers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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