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saltigrade

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsæltɪˌɡreɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sal′ti grād′, sôl′-)

sal•ti•grade (sal′ti grād′, sôl′-),USA pronunciation adj.

Biologymoving by leaping.
Invertebratesbelonging or pertaining to the family Salticidae, comprising the jumping spiders.

Latin salt(āre) to jump (see saltant) + -i- + -grade
1830–40

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saltigrade /ˈsæltɪˌɡreɪd/ adj

(of animals) adapted for moving in a series of jumps

Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin Saltigradae, name formerly applied to jumping spiders, from Latin saltus a leap + gradī to move

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