saltant

adjective /ˈsæl.tənt/

1. Leaping; jumping; dancing.

2. In a leaping position; springing forward; salient.

   Why the devil, can you deny that you've not a partiality for cats, ha! ha! ha! […] the feline species is preserved—the crest is very evident a kitten saltant, ha! heh! heh!

Where it comes from

From Latin saltans, present participle of saltare (“to dance”), v. intens. from salire (“to leap”): compare French sautant. See sally (verb).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry saltant (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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