Etymology

saltator

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Today it means: One of several passerine birds in the genus Saltator. Full definition →

translingual Saltator ← Latin saltātor
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromsaltātor“dancer”
  2. translingual · borrowed fromSaltator
  3. English todaysaltator

Borrowed from the genus name, translingual Saltator, borrowed from Latin saltātor (“dancer”).

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