Definition of saltatorial in English:
saltatorial
adjective ˌsaltəˈtɔːrɪəlsɒltəˈtɔːrɪəlsɔːltəˈtɔːrɪəl
Entomology (especially of grasshoppers or their limbs) adapted for leaping.
Example sentencesExamples
- Saltatorial running, due to the high lifting of the body with each jump, is a very costly form of running. Consequently, saltors tire quickly.
- Pocket mice are smaller, and while they are saltatorial, their hind limbs are not as modified as those of kangaroo rats and their locomotion is primarily quadrupedal.
- Rabbits don't qualify as saltatorial because they don't really hop. ... To really be saltatorial, a mammal would need to be bipedal.