A leap, jump or dance. / Beating or palpitation. / (biology) A sudden change from one generation to the next; a mutation. / Any abrupt transition.

Pertaining to, or causing, saltation.

plural of saltation

(intransitive) To leap or dance.

One of several passerine birds in the genus Saltator.

present participle of saltate

simple past tense and past participle of saltate

plural of saltator

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of saltate

In evolutionary biology, one who believes in saltationism.