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saltator

saltator noun: one of several passerine birds in the genus Saltator.

saltator: one of several passerine birds in the genus Saltator
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Noun

saltator (plural saltators)

  1. One of several passerine birds in the genus Saltator.

Forms of saltator

pluralsaltators

Origin of saltator

Borrowed from the genus name, translingual Saltator, borrowed from Latin saltātor (“dancer”).

Words formed from saltator

Questions about saltator

What does saltator mean?
Saltator means one of several passerine birds in the genus Saltator.
What part of speech is saltator?
Saltator is a noun.
What is the plural of saltator?
The plural of saltator is saltators.

Words near saltator in the dictionary

  1. saltationists
  2. saltations
  3. saltative
  4. saltativeness
  5. saltato
  6. saltator
  7. saltatorial
  8. saltatorian
  9. saltatoric
  10. saltatorically
  11. saltatorious

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