scansorial

English

Etymology

From Latin scansarius, from scansus, past participle of scandere (“to climb”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl

Adjective

scansorial (comparative more scansorial, superlative most scansorial)

1. (zoology) Adapted to or specialised for climbing

   scansorial claws

2. (zoology) Habitually climbing; tending to climb
   • 2008, Brian Hall, Fins into Limbs: Evolution, Development, and Transformation, page 261:

     The forelimbs of saltatory animals often resemble those of ambulatory or scansorial species, […]

Derived terms

• scansoriality

Translations

Translations

• Bulgarian: лазещ (bg) (lazešt), катерещ се (katerešt se)
• French: grimpeur (fr) m
• Welsh: dringol

See also

• ambulatorial
• cursorial
• fossorial
• gressorial
• natatorial
• raptorial
• saltatorial

References

• “scansorial”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• rascalions