Etymology

citigrade

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Today it means: Characteristic of spiders of the species Loxosceles rufescens (syn. Loxosceles citigrada). Full definition →

New Latin citigradus
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  1. New Latin · derived fromcitigradus“moving swiftly”
  2. English todaycitigrade

New Latin citigradus (“moving swiftly”), from citus and gradior, equivalent to Latin citus + -i- + -grade.

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