SALTIGRADE

Etymology

Adjective

saltigrade (not comparable)

(zoology) Having feet or legs formed for leaping.

Noun

saltigrade (plural saltigrades)

(zoology) One of the Saltigradae, a tribe of spiders which leap to seize their prey.

Source: Wiktionary


Sal"ti*grade, a. Etym: [L. saltus a leap + gradi to walk, go: cf. F. saltigrade.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having feet or legs formed for leaping.

Sal"ti*grade, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Saltigradæ a tribe of spiders which leap to seize their prey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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