sal·ta·tor \salˈtād.ə(r), sȯl-, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin saltator dancer, from saltatus + -or 1.capitalized: a large genus of Neotropical birds of relatively large size and plain coloration that are classified with either the finches or the tanagers 2.-s: any bird of the genus Saltator