Săl'ti-grāde1, a.
a. [Fr. saltigrade, N. Lat. saltigradus, from Lat. saltus, a leap, and gradi, to walk, go.] (Zoöl.) Having feet or legs formed for leaping.
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a. [Fr. saltigrade, N. Lat. saltigradus, from Lat. saltus, a leap, and gradi, to walk, go.] (Zoöl.) Having feet or legs formed for leaping.
n. (Zoöl.) One of a family of spiders which leap to seize their prey.