scansorious

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adjective

Formed for climbing.

“a bird with scansorious feet”

OriginLatin scansorius →
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Meanings

adjectivescansorious (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyFormed for climbing.

    a bird with scansorious feet

Origin

  1. Latinscansorius“climbing”
  2. Englishscansorious

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

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APA

scansorious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scansorious

MLA

“scansorious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scansorious. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scansorious,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scansorious.

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