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单词 saltigrade
释义

saltigrade

[ sal-ti-greyd, sawl- ]
/ ˈsæl tɪˌgreɪd, ˈsɔl- /

adjective

moving by leaping.
belonging or pertaining to the family Salticidae, comprising the jumping spiders.

Origin of saltigrade

1830–40; <Latin salt(āre) to jump (see saltant) + -i- + -grade

Words nearby saltigrade

salt grass, salt hay, salt horse, saltie, saltier, saltigrade, Saltillo, saltimbocca, saltine, salting, salting out
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Example sentences from the Web for saltigrade

  • These are jumping or Saltigrade spiders, belonging to the Attid.

    Old Farm Fairies:|Henry Christopher McCook

British Dictionary definitions for saltigrade

saltigrade
/ (ˈsæltɪˌɡreɪd) /

adjective

(of animals) adapted for moving in a series of jumps

Word Origin for saltigrade

C19: from New Latin Saltigradae, name formerly applied to jumping spiders, from Latin saltus a leap + gradī to move
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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