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单词 scansorial
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scansorial

[ skan-sawr-ee-uhl, -sohr- ]
/ skænˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr- /

adjective Zoology.

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

Origin of scansorial

1800–10; <Latin scānsōri(us) for climbing (scand(ere) to climb (see scan) + -tōrius-tory1, with dt>s) + -al1

Words nearby scansorial

scanning force microscope, scanning line, scanning probe microscope, scanning tunneling microscope, scansion, scansorial, scant, scantling, scantlings, scanty, Scanzoni's maneuver
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Example sentences from the Web for scansorial

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

    Minnie's Pet Parrot|Madeline Leslie
  • Unlike the toucans, however, it cannot climb trees, and is therefore not of the Scansorial order.

    The Cliff Climbers|Captain Mayne Reid
  • The sub-genus Chlorisses, in reference to Ornithology, is a scansorial type.

    Zoological Illustrations, or Original Figures and Descriptions. Volume II, Second Series|William Swainson
  • The toucan (Ramphastos) belongs to the genus of scansorial birds.

    The Western World|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for scansorial

scansorial
/ (skænˈsɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

zoology specialized for, characterized by, or relating to climbinga scansorial bird

Word Origin for scansorial

C19: from Latin scānsōrius, from scandere to climb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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