Scansores

plural noun

Scan·​so·​res

skanˈsōˌrēz

in former classifications

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

Word History

Etymology

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

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