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