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Pentathlon :: Pentathlon (n.) A fivefold athletic performance peculiar to the great national games of the Greeks, including leaping, foot racing, wrestling, throwing the discus, and throwing the spear..

Saltatorial :: Saltatorial (a.) Relating to leaping; saltatory; as, saltatorial exercises..

Salience :: Salience (n.) The quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a springing forward; an assaulting.

Saltant :: Saltant (v.) Leaping; jumping; dancing.

Rampant :: Rampant (v.) Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs; hence, raging; furious..

Saltant :: Saltant (v.) In a leaping position; springing forward; -- applied especially to the squirrel, weasel, and rat, also to the cat, greyhound, monkey, etc..

Mooruk :: Mooruk (n.) A species of cassowary (Casuarius Bennetti) found in New Britain, and noted for its agility in running and leaping. It is smaller and has stouter legs than the common cassowary. Its crest is biloted; the neck and breast are black; the back, rufous mixed with black; and the naked skin of the neck, blue..

Salt :: Salt (n.) The act of leaping or jumping; a leap.

Desultory :: Desultory (a.) Leaping or skipping about.

Breach :: Breach (v. i.) To break the water, as by leaping out; -- said of a whale..

Leaping :: Leaping (a. & n.) from Leap, to jump..

Insult :: Insult (v. t.) The act of leaping on; onset; attack.

Saltigrade :: Saltigrade (a.) Having feet or legs formed for leaping.

Exsiliency :: Exsiliency (n.) A leaping out.

Saltigradae :: Saltigradae (n. pl.) A tribe of spiders including those which lie in wait and leap upon their prey; the leaping spiders.

Elater :: Elater (n.) The caudal spring used by Podura and related insects for leaping. See Collembola.

Flea :: Flea (n.) An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea (Pulex irritans), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea (P. canis) takes its place. See Aphaniptera, and Dog flea. See Illustration in Appendix..

Saltation :: Saltation (n.) A leaping or jumping.

Salient :: Salient (v. i.) Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.

Spring :: Spring (v. t.) To pass over by leaping; as, to spring a fence..

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