Cit'i-grāde, a.
a. [Fr. citigrade, from Lat. citus, put in motion, swift, p. p. of cire, ciere, to put in motion, and gradus, step, from gradi, to walk.] Relating to a tribe of spiders remarkable for their rapid motions.
a. [Fr. citigrade, from Lat. citus, put in motion, swift, p. p. of cire, ciere, to put in motion, and gradus, step, from gradi, to walk.] Relating to a tribe of spiders remarkable for their rapid motions.