Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Moving by leaping; saltatorial, as a spider; specifically, of or pertaining to the Saltigradæ.
  • noun A member of the Saltigradæ.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) One of the Saltigradæ, a tribe of spiders which leap to seize their prey.
  • adjective (Zoöl.) Having feet or legs formed for leaping.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun zoology One of the Saltigradae, a tribe of spiders which leap to seize their prey.

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