scansorial

adjective

1. Adapted to or specialised for climbing

2. Habitually climbing; tending to climb

   The forelimbs of saltatory animals often resemble those of ambulatory or scansorial species, […]

Where it comes from

From Latin scansarius, from scansus, past participle of scandere (“to climb”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry scansorial (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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