saltatorial
English
Etymology
By surface analysis, saltatory + -al, from Latin saltatorius.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsæltəˈtɔːɹi.əl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsæltəˈtɔɹi.əl/, /ˌsɔl.-/, (cot–caught merger) /ˌsɑl.-/
- Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl
Adjective
saltatorial (not comparable)
- Relating to leaping; moving by leaps; saltatory.
- saltatorial exercises
- (zoology, obsolete) Of or relating to the fomer division of insects Saltatoria; orthopterous.
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References
- “saltatorial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.