Saltigrade

2 definitions found

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

  Saltigrade \Sal"ti*grade\, a. [L. saltus a leap + gradi to walk,
     go: cf. F. saltigrade.] (Zool.)
     Having feet or legs formed for leaping.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Saltigrade \Sal"ti*grade\, n. (Zool.)
     One of the {Saltigradae}, a tribe of spiders which leap to
     seize their prey.
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