'Scansorial' definitions:
Definition of 'Scansorial'
From: GCIDE
- Scansorial \Scan*so"ri*al\, a. (Zool.) (a) Capable of climbing; as, the woodpecker is a scansorial bird; adapted for climbing; as, a scansorial foot. (b) Of or pertaining to the Scansores. See Illust. under Aves. [1913 Webster]
- Scansorial tail (Zool.), a tail in which the feathers are stiff and sharp at the tip, as in the woodpeckers. [1913 Webster]