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citigrade, a.|ˈsɪtɪgreɪd|
[f. mod.L. citigrada, f. L. citus swift + gradus step: cf. F. citigrade.]
lit. Moving swiftly; applied to a tribe of swift-moving spiders, Citigrada, and subst. one of these.
1845Darwin Voy. Nat. viii. (1870) 160 A spider..which in its general appearance resembled a Citigrade. |