SCANSION
Scan"sion, n. Etym: [L. scansio, fr. scandere, scansum, to climb. See
Scan.] (Pros.)
Defn: The act of scanning; distinguishing the metrical feet of a verse by emphasis, pauses, or otherwise.
SCANSORES
Scan*so"res, n.; pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. scandere, scansum, to climb.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: An artifical group of birds formerly regarded as an order. They are distributed among several orders by modern ornithologists.
Note: The toes are in pairs, two before and two behind, by which they are enabled to cling to, and climb upon, trees, as the woodpeckers, parrots, cuckoos, and trogons. See Illust. under Aves.
SCANSORIAL Scan*so"ri*al, a. (Zoöl.) (a) Capable of climbing; as, the woodpecker is a scansorial bird; adapted for climbing; as, the scansorial foot. (b) Of or pertaining to the Scansores. See Illust. under Aves. Scansorial tail (Zoöl.), a tail in which the feathers are stiff and sharp at the tip, as in the woodpeckers.
SCANT Scant, a. [Compar. Scanter; superl. Scantest.] Etym: [Icel. skamt, neuter of skamr, skammr, short; cf. skamta to dole out, to portion.]
1. Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment. His sermon was scant, in all, a quarter of an hour. Ridley.
2. Sparing; parsimonious; chary. Be somewhat scanter of your maiden presence. Shak.
Syn.
— See under Scanty.