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A taxonomic group of birds, formerly thought of as an order, but now distributed among several orders.
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Scansores — Scan*so res, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. scandere, scansum, to climb.] (Zo[ o]l.) An artifical group of birds formerly regarded as an order. They are distributed among several orders by modern ornithologists. [1913 Webster] Note: The toes are in pairs,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scansores — Scansores, so v.w. Klettervögel … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Scansōres — Scansōres, soviel wie Klettervögel (s. d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Scansores — Scansōres, s. Klettervögel … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Scansores — Klatrefugle … Danske encyklopædi
scansores — scan·so·res … English syllables
scansores — skanˈsōˌrēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, literally, climbers, plural of scansor, from (assumed) Latin scansus (past. participle of Latin scandere to climb) + Latin or more at scan in former classifications … Useful english dictionary
Лазящие птицы — (Scansores) группа весьма разнообразных птенцовых птиц, которых соединяли ранее под таким названием в один отряд на основании только одного общего признака, именно строения ног. На ногах Л. птиц только два пальца направлены вперед, а другие два… … Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона
Scansorial — Scan*so ri*al, a. (Zo[ o]l.) (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} (Zo[ o]l … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scansorial tail — Scansorial Scan*so ri*al, a. (Zo[ o]l.) (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
