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scansorius

scansorius noun: a muscle passing from the ilium to the femur in some vertebrates.

Noun

scansorius (plural scansorii)

  1. A muscle passing from the ilium to the femur in some vertebrates.

Forms of scansorius

pluralscansorii

Origin of scansorius

From Latin scansorius (“climbing”), from scansus + -torius.

Questions about scansorius

What does scansorius mean?
Scansorius means a muscle passing from the ilium to the femur in some vertebrates.
What part of speech is scansorius?
Scansorius is a noun.
What is the plural of scansorius?
The plural of scansorius is scansorii.

Words near scansorius in the dictionary

  1. scansoriopterigid
  2. scansoriopterigids
  3. scansoriopterygid
  4. scansoriopterygids
  5. scansorious
  6. scansorius
  7. scant
  8. scante
  9. scanted
  10. scanter
  11. scantest

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