scansorius

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noun

A muscle passing from the ilium to the femur in some vertebrates.

OriginLatin scansorius →
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Meanings

nounscansorius (plural scansorii)

plural scansorii

  1. anatomyA muscle passing from the ilium to the femur in some vertebrates.

Origin

  1. Latinscansorius“climbing”
  2. Englishscansorius

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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