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saltigrade

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

adjective

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

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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
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