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saltigrade, a. and n. Zool.|ˈsæltɪgreɪd|
[f. mod.L. Saltigradæ pl., f. salt-us leap + gradī to step, advance.]
a. Belonging to the Saltigradæ, a group of vagabond spiders having legs adapted for leaping.
b. n. A spider of this group.
1840Cuvier's Anim. Kingd. 464 The second section of the Wandering Spiders, that of Saltigrades. 1885H. C. McCook Tenants Old Farm 196, I was standing by a fence-post watching a small saltigrade spider mount into the air. |