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‖ Scansores, n. pl. Ornith.|skænˈsɔəriːz|
[mod.L., pl. of *scansor, agent-n. of scandĕre to climb.]
The name given by Illiger (1811) to his first Order of birds, comprising the Climbers (see climber n. 3).
1835–6Owen in Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 268/1 Order III. Scansores... The disposition of the toes..gives the Scansores great facility in climbing the branches of trees. 1872Nicholson Palæont. 395. |