jumping spider

noun

Any of very many spiders, of the family Salticidae, that jump from place to place with the aid of a silk tether.

Similar
salticid
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Meanings

nounjumping spider (plural jumping spiders)

plural jumping spiders

  1. Any of very many spiders, of the family Salticidae, that jump from place to place with the aid of a silk tether.

    Synonyms: salticid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of very many spiders, of the family Salticidae, that jump from place to place with the aid of a silk tether.

Similar
salticid

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 蠅虎 /蝇虎
  • 蠅虎 /蝇虎 (jing⁴ fu²)spiders of the family Salticidae
Chinese Mandarin 跳蛛, 蠅虎 /蝇虎
  • 跳蛛 (tiào zhū)spiders of the family Salticidae
  • 蠅虎 /蝇虎 (yíng hǔ)spiders of the family Salticidae
Dutch springspin
  • springspinspiders of the family Salticidae
Estonian hüpikämbliklased
  • hüpikämbliklasedspiders of the family Salticidae
Finnish hyppyhämähäkki
  • hyppyhämähäkkispiders of the family Salticidae
French araignée sauteuse
  • araignée sauteusespiders of the family Salticidae
German Springspinne
  • Springspinnespiders of the family Salticidae
Hebrew עכביש קופץ
  • עכביש קופץ (akavish kofets)spiders of the family Salticidae
Indonesian laba-laba peloncat
  • laba-laba peloncatspiders of the family Salticidae
Japanese ハエトリグモ
  • ハエトリグモ (haetorigumo)spiders of the family Salticidae
Polish skaczel, skakun
  • skaczelspiders of the family Salticidae
  • skakunspiders of the family Salticidae
Portuguese aranha papa-mosca, papa-mosca
  • aranha papa-moscaspiders of the family Salticidae
  • papa-moscaspiders of the family Salticidae
Russian пау́к-скаку́нчик, пау́к-скаку́н
  • пау́к-скаку́нчик (paúk-skakúnčik)spiders of the family Salticidae
  • пау́к-скаку́н (paúk-skakún)spiders of the family Salticidae
Spanish araña saltarina
  • araña saltarinaspiders of the family Salticidae
Swedish hoppspindel
  • hoppspindelspiders of the family Salticidae
Tamil குதிக்கும் சிலந்தி
  • குதிக்கும் சிலந்தி (kutikkum cilanti)spiders of the family Salticidae
Turkish sıçrayıcı örümcek, zıplayan örümcek
  • sıçrayıcı örümcekspiders of the family Salticidae
  • zıplayan örümcekspiders of the family Salticidae
Vietnamese nhện nhảy
  • nhện nhảyspiders of the family Salticidae
Cite this entry
APA

jumping spider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumping%20spider

MLA

“jumping spider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumping%20spider. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jumping spider,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumping%20spider.

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