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scansorial, a. and n.|skænˈsɔərɪəl|
[a. L. scansōri-us, used for climbing (f. scandĕre to climb: see scan v.) + -al1.]
A. adj.
1. Of or pertaining to climbing; spec. of the feet of birds and animals, adapted for climbing.
1806W. Turton tr. Linn. Syst. Nat. VII. Expl. Terms, Scansorial, formed for climbing: Applied to the feet of birds which have two toes before and two behind. 1837Penny Cycl. VIII. 146/2 In the Certhiadæ the foot is not strictly scansorial. Ibid. 206/2 Birds which have..three anterior toes and one posterior scansorial one. 1877Coues Fur-Bearing Anim. vii. 215 A tardy terrestrial animal..lacking..the scansorial ability of the Martens. 1884― Key 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.
scansorial barbet, a barbet of the family Capitonidæ or Barbets proper as distinguished from the Puff-birds.
1835–6Owen in Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 268/2 The scansorial families are the..Parrots..Woodpeckers, Wry-necks..Cuckoos..Toucans. 1837Penny Cycl. VIII. 146 The Scansorial birds. 1841Selby in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club I. 253 Of the Scansorial tribe, the Picus major (great spotted woodpecker) is the only species. 1871C. H. T. & G. F. L. Marshall (title) A Monograph of the Capitonidæ, or Scansorial Barbets. 1875Blake Zool. 19 The scansorial Ape of the Old World.
B. n. A bird of the Order Scansores.
1842in Brande Dict. Sci., etc. In recent Dicts. |