ˈsaltativeness nonce-wd.
[f. L. saltāt- (see saltate), after acquisitiveness.]
The faculty of leaping or jumping.
| 1829 T. Hook Bank to Barnes 105 He discovered the Organ of Saltativeness [in a flea's skull] magnificently developed. |
ˈsaltativeness nonce-wd.
[f. L. saltāt- (see saltate), after acquisitiveness.]
The faculty of leaping or jumping.
| 1829 T. Hook Bank to Barnes 105 He discovered the Organ of Saltativeness [in a flea's skull] magnificently developed. |
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