a. (Zool.) (a) Capable of climbing; as, the woodpecker is a scansorial bird; adapted for climbing; as, a scansorial foot. (b) Of or pertaining to the Scansores. See Illust. under Aves. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scansorial tail (Zool.), a tail in which the feathers are stiff and sharp at the tip, as in the woodpeckers. [ 1913 Webster ]