Scansores

plural noun
Scan·​so·​res | \ skanˈsōˌrēz\

Definition of Scansores

in former classifications
: an order of birds having the toes two before and two behind and including the parrots, woodpeckers, cuckoos, trogons, and toucans

History and Etymology for Scansores

New Latin, literally, climbers, plural of scansor, from (assumed) Latin scansus (past participle of Latin scandere to climb) + Latin -or

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