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As an adaptation to saltation the tibia would elongate at the expense of the femur and the index would be more than 100.

Long tail and long hind foot would seem to be specializations for saltation and the two would be expected to be correlated.

Life must be taken with a grain of saltation: let the spirit dance a measure or two ere it collapse.

Saltation is downwind movement of particles in a series of jumps or skips.

Particles are transported by winds through suspension, saltation, and creep.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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