Saltigradae

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

  Saltigradae \Sal`ti*gra"dae\, n. pl. [NL. See {Saltigrade}.]
     (Zool.)
     A tribe of spiders including those which lie in wait and leap
     upon their prey; the leaping spiders; called also
     {Salticidae}.
     [1913 Webster]