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scansorial

[ skan-sawr-ee-uhl, -sohr- ]

adjective

Zoology.
  1. capable of or adapted for climbing, as the feet of certain birds, lizards, etc.
  2. habitually climbing, as a woodpecker.


scansorial

/ ²õ°ìæ²Ôˈ²õɔ˰ùɪə±ô /

adjective

  1. zoology specialized for, characterized by, or relating to climbing

    a scansorial bird

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of scansorial1

1800–10; < Latin ²õ³¦Äå²Ô²õÅ°ù¾± ( us ) for climbing ( scand ( ere ) to climb ( scan ) + -³ÙÅ°ù¾±³Ü²õ -tory 1, with dt > s ) + -al 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of scansorial1

C19: from Latin ²õ³¦Äå²Ô²õÅ°ù¾±us, from scandere to climb
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Example Sentences

The South American tropics are dominated by the mostly terrestrial teiioids and mostly scansorial and arboreal iguanians.

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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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As implied above the brush mouse is adapted for a scansorial mode of life; but other mice and rats inhabit the rocky crevices of low bluffs.

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They belong to the scansorial order of birds; that is, they have two toes forward and two backward.

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Among the smaller birds in these forests, the trogons—a genus of scansorial birds—are the most beautiful, surpassing their relatives found in other parts of the world.

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