ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Scansorial

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Scansorial is an adjective meaning (zoology) Adapted to or specialised for climbing.

Meaning

(zoology) Adapted to or specialised for climbing.

More Meanings

  1. (zoology) Habitually climbing; tending to climb

Example Sentences

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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include scansorious, cursorial, gressorial, reptatorial, ambulatorial, scavengerous.

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