Săl'tant, a.
[Lat. saltans, p. pr. of saltare, to dance, verb intensive from salire, to leap.]
Sense 1. Leaping; jumping; dancing.
Sense 2. [Her.] In a leaping position; springing forward;—applied especially to the squirrel, weasel, rat, and also to the cat, greyhound, monkey, &c.