saltationist

S1A1L1T1A1T1I1O1N1I1S1T1

noun

In evolutionary biology, one who believes in saltationism.

Scrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsaltationist (plural saltationists)

plural saltationists

  1. In evolutionary biology, one who believes in saltationism.

Origin

From saltation + -ist.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

saltationist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltationist

MLA

“saltationist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltationist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saltationist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltationist.

Source: saltationist on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.