(n)seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble, Syn.Mexican jumping bean, jumping seed

jumping bristletail

(n)wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed, Syn.machilid

jumping jack

(n)plaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints that can be made to dance by pulling strings

jumping mouse

(n)any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America

jumping-off place

(n)a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched, Syn.point of departure

jumping orchid

(n)orchid having both male and female flowers in the same raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly ejected, Syn.Catasetum macrocarpum

jumping plant louse

(n)small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices, Syn.psyllid, psylla

jumping up and down

(n)jumping in one spot (as in excitement)

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Jumping

p. a. & vb. n. of Jump, to leap. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jumping bean, a seed of a Mexican Euphorbia, containing the larva of a moth (Carpocapsa saltitans). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about. --
Jumping deer (Zool.), a South African rodent (Pedetes Caffer), allied to the jerboa. --
Jumping louse (Zool.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family Psyllidæ, several of which are injurious to fruit trees. --
Jumping mouse (Zool.), North American mouse (Zapus Hudsonius), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also kangaroo mouse. --
Jumping mullet (Zool.), gray mullet. --
Jumping shrew (Zool.), any African insectivore of the genus Macroscelides. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping. --
Jumping spider (Zool.), spider of the genus Salticus and other related genera; one of the Saltigradæ; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jumping disease

. A convulsive tic similar to or identical with miryachit, observed among the woodsmen of Maine. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Jumping jack

. 1. A toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance by means of strings or sticks attached to it. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A calisthenic exercise in which a person starts in a standing position with both feet together and with the arms at the sides, then leaps into the air while moving the arms outward and upward so that the hands touch above the head, and then returns to the original position by reversing the motion of legs and hands. [ PJC ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT DictionaryCC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

钻圈

[钻圈 / 鑽圈, zuān quān, ㄗㄨㄢㄑㄩㄢ]jumping through hoops (as acrobatic show)[Add to Longdo]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING DictionaryDING DE-EN Dictionary

Hampelmann { m }

jumping jack[Add to Longdo]

Knallfrosch { m }

jumping cracker; jumping jack[Add to Longdo]

vorspringend

jumping forward[Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: EDICT DictionaryEDICT JP-EN Dictionary

ウサギ跳び;兎跳び

[ウサギとび(ウサギ跳び);うさぎとび(兎跳び), usagi tobi ( usagi tobi ); usagitobi ( usagi tobi )](n, vs) jumping along in a squatting position; rabbit jumping[Add to Longdo]

コンバインドレース

[konbaindore-su](n) combined race (skiing event with cross country and ski jumping)[Add to Longdo]

ジャンピング

[janpingu](n) jumping[Add to Longdo]

ジャンピングジャック

[janpingujakku](n) jumping jack[Add to Longdo]

ジャンピングスティルト

[janpingusuteiruto](n) (obsc) jumping stilts[Add to Longdo]

ジャンプ競技

[ジャンプきょうぎ, janpu kyougi](n) ski jumping[Add to Longdo]

バンジージャンプ

[banji-janpu](n) bungee-jumping (from bungee jump)[Add to Longdo]