| Scansion | n. [ L. scansio, fr. scandere, scansum, to climb. See Scan. ] (Pros.) The act of scanning; distinguishing the metrical feet of a verse by emphasis, pauses, or otherwise. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Scansores | ‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. scandere, scansum, to climb. ] (Zool.) An artifical group of birds formerly regarded as an order. They are distributed among several orders by modern ornithologists. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The toes are in pairs, two before and two behind, by which they are enabled to cling to, and climb upon, trees, as the woodpeckers, parrots, cuckoos, and trogons. See Illust. under Aves. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Scansorial | 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 ]
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