Meanings
adjectivescansorial (comparative more scansorial, superlative most scansorial)
comparative more scansorial · superlative most scansorial
- biologyHabitually climbing; tending to climb.
The forelimbs of saltatory animals often resemble those of ambulatory or scansorial species, […]
2008, Brian Hall, Fins into Limbs: Evolution, Development, and Transformation, page 261
Origin
- Latinscansarius
- Englishscansorial
From Latin scansarius, from scansus, past participle of scandere (“to climb”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian лазещ, катерещ се
- лазещ (lazešt)Translations
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French grimpeur, scansoriel
- grimpeurTranslations
- scansorielTranslations
Welsh dringol
- dringolTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with scansorial
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APA
scansorial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scansorial
MLA
“scansorial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scansorial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scansorial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scansorial.
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