saltigrade
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prettygoodwordsaltigrade (SAL-ti-grayd, SAWL-ti-grayd) - adj., (of animals or anatomy) adapted for moving by jumping.
Also, belonging or pertaining to the family Salticidae, comprising the jumping spiders:
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Coined in the 1830s from Latin saltus, a leap + gradi, present infinitive of gradior, go/step. It's not clear to me whether the adjective came before the spider family or the other way around.
---L.
Also, belonging or pertaining to the family Salticidae, comprising the jumping spiders:
Thanks, WikiMedia for the cutie!
Coined in the 1830s from Latin saltus, a leap + gradi, present infinitive of gradior, go/step. It's not clear to me whether the adjective came before the spider family or the other way around.
---L.
