saltatorial

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UK/ˌsæltəˈtɔːɹi.əl/US/ˌsæltəˈtɔɹi.əl/US/ˌsɔl.-/US, cot caught merger/ˌsɑl.-/

adjective

Relating to leaping; moving by leaps; saltatory.

“saltatorial exercises”

OriginLatin saltatorius →
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Meanings

adjectivesaltatorial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to leaping; moving by leaps; saltatory.

    saltatorial exercises

  2. not comparableobsoletebiologyOf or relating to the fomer division of insects Saltatoria; orthopterous.

Origin

  1. Latinsaltatorius
  2. Englishsaltatorial

By surface analysis, saltatory + -al, from Latin saltatorius.

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Translations

French sauteur
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Hungarian ugrásszerűen terjed
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Welsh neidiol
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with saltatorial

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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