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Meaning of CITIGRADAE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cit`i*gra"d[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. citus swift
(p. p. of cire, ciere, to move) + gradi to walk. See {Cite}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A suborder of Arachnoidea, including the European tarantula
and the wolf spiders ({Lycosidae}) and their allies, which
capture their prey by rapidly running and jumping. See {Wolf
spider}.
 
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