Scansorial

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scansorial \Scan*so"ri*al\, 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}.
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     {Scansorial tail} (Zool.), a tail in which the feathers are
        stiff and sharp at the tip, as in the woodpeckers.
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