Etymology

scansorius

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Today it means: A muscle passing from the ilium to the femur in some vertebrates. Full definition →

Latin scansorius
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  1. Latin · derived fromscansorius“climbing”
  2. English todayscansorius

From Latin scansorius (“climbing”), from scansus + -torius.

Words from the same roots

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