Saltatory
Saltatory , adjective
[Latin saltatorius. See Saltant, and compare Saltire.]
Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping or dancing.
Collocations (2)
Saltatory evolution (Biology) , a theory of evolution which holds that the transmutation of species is not always gradual, but that there may come sudden and marked variations. See Saltation.
Saltatory spasm (Medicine) , an affection in which pressure of the foot on a floor causes the patient to spring into the air, so as to make repeated involuntary motions of hopping and jumping. — J. Ross