'Scansorial tail' definitions:

Definition of 'Scansorial tail'

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]