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saltatorial

[¦sal·tə¦tȯr·ē·əl]
(zoology)
Adapted for leaping.
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The rodents of the family Dipodidade (e.g., Dipodomys spp.) have disproportionately large feet as an adaptation to saltatorial locomotion (Wilson and Gardner, 1990).
Ontogenetic allometry in the foot size of Oligoryzomys flavescens (Waterhouse, 1837) (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae)/Alometria ontogenetica no tamanho dos pes em Oligoryzomys flavescens (Waterhouse, 1837) (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae)
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