Citigradae

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Citigradae \Cit`i*gra"d[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. citus swift
     (p. p. of cire, ciere, to move) + gradi to walk. See {Cite}.]
     (Zool.)
     A suborder of Arachnoidea, including the European tarantula
     and the wolf spiders ({Lycosidae}) and their allies, which
     capture their prey by rapidly running and jumping. See {Wolf


     spider}.
     [1913 Webster]