| scansorial | <zoology> Capable of climbing; as, the woodpecker is a scansorial bird; adapted for climbing; as, the scansorial foot. Of or pertaining to the Scansores. <zoology> Scansorial tail, a tail in which the feathers are stiff and sharp at the tip, as in the woodpeckers. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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