saltator

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noun

One of several passerine birds in the genus Saltator.

Origintranslingual Saltator ← Latin saltātor →
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Meanings

nounsaltator (plural saltators)

plural saltators

  1. One of several passerine birds in the genus Saltator.

Origin

  1. Latinsaltātor“dancer”
  2. translingualSaltator
  3. Englishsaltator

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

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APA

saltator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltator

MLA

“saltator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saltator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltator.

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