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 ofspiders whichleap to seize theirprey .
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