scansorialadj.n.
/skanˈsɔːrɪəl/, U.S. /skænˈsɔriəl/ A. adj.
1. Of or pertaining to climbing; spec. of the feet of birds and animals, adapted for climbing.
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1804 W. Turton tr. C. Linnaeus Gen. Syst. Nature VII. Expl. Terms Scansorial, formed for climbing: Applied to the feet of birds which have two toes before and two behind.
1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 146/2 In the Certhiadæ the foot is not strictly scansorial.
1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 206/2 Birds which have..three anterior toes and one posterior scansorial one.
1877 E. Coues Fur-bearing Animals vii. 215 A tardy terrestrial animal..lacking..the scansorial ability of the Martens.
1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 130 The zygodactyle or yoke-toed modification..was formerly made much of, as a scansorial or climbing type of foot.
2. That climbs or is given to climbing; spec. of a bird, belonging to the Order Scansores n. scansorial barbet, a barbet of the family Capitonidæ or Barbets proper as distinguished from the Puff-birds.
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1835 R. Owen in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 268/2 The scansorial families are the..Parrots..Woodpeckers, Wry-necks..Cuckoos..Toucans.
1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 146 The Scansorial birds.
1841 Selby in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 253 Of the Scansorial tribe, the Picus major (great spotted woodpecker) is the only species.
1871 C. H. T. & G. F. L. Marshall (title) A Monograph of the Capitonidæ, or Scansorial Barbets.
1875 C. C. Blake Zoology 19 The scansorial Ape of the Old World.
B. n.
A bird of the Order Scansores n.
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1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1085/1 Scansorials, Scansores. (In recent dicts.)
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