saltatorial
Americanadjective
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pertaining to saltation.
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Zoology. characterized by or adapted for leaping.
adjective
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biology specialized for or characterized by jumping
the saltatorial legs of a grasshopper
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of or relating to saltation
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To design Salto, short for "saltatorial locomotion on terrain obstacles," the University of California, Berkeley, researchers sought inspiration from one of the animal kingdom's best leapers.
From Reuters • Dec. 6, 2016
The astonished monk inquired the cause of this saltatorial madness; and Kaldi told him of his precious discovery.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
Collembola: an ordinal term applied to species which are apterous; have no metamorphoses; have variably developed abdominal saltatorial appendages and a peculiar ventral tube at base: the spring-tails.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
On the contrary, there was something saltatorial and jerky about all the dancing I saw both among the men and women.
From The First Landing on Wrangel Island With Some Remarks on the Northern Inhabitants by Rosse, Irving C. (Irving Collins)
Besides all which, we are in the habit of considering ourselves at the present season more than ever entitled to partake of the recreations offered us, whether theatrical, musical, pictorial, saltatorial, philosophical, or scientific.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 422 Volume 17, New Series, January 31, 1852 by Chambers, Robert
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