2 entries under this word

Saltigrade

Săl'ti-grāde, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. saltigrade, N. Lat. saltigradus, from Lat. saltus, a leap, and gradi, to walk, go.] (Zoöl.) Having feet or legs formed for leaping.

noun

n. (Zoöl.) One of a family of spiders which leap to seize their prey.