saltant /salˈtənt or sölˈtənt/

1. (of an organism) resulting from or exhibiting saltation (biology)
2. Dancing, jumping (obsolete)
3. Salient (heraldry)

A changed or mutated form of an organism that has developed suddenly

salˈtate intransitive verb

To undergo saltation

saltāˈtion noun

1. An abrupt variation or mutation (biology)
2. A leaping or jumping
3. The movement of a particle being transported by wind or water, resembling a series of leaps (geology)

saltāˈtionism noun

The process or concept of saltation, specif the evolutionary theory that new species come about by saltation

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