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jumping spider

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

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  • Chinese Cantonese: 蠅虎 /蝇虎 (jing4 fu2) — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Chinese Mandarin: 跳蛛 (tiào zhū) — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蠅虎 /蝇虎 (yíng hǔ) — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Dutch: springspin — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Estonian: hüpikämbliklased — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Finnish: hyppyhämähäkki — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • French: araignée sauteuse — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • German: Springspinne — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Hebrew: עכביש קופץ (akavish kofets) — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Indonesian: laba-laba peloncat — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Japanese: ハエトリグモ (haetorigumo) — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Navajo: naʼashjéʼii nahachaʼígíí — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Polish: skaczel — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Polish: skakun — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Portuguese: aranha papa-mosca — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Portuguese: papa-mosca — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Russian: пау́к-скаку́нчик (paúk-skakúnčik) — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Russian: пау́к-скаку́н (paúk-skakún) — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Spanish: araña saltarina — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Swedish: hoppspindel — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Tamil: குதிக்கும் சிலந்தி (kutikkum cilanti) — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Turkish: sıçrayıcı örümcek — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Turkish: zıplayan örümcek — spiders of the family Salticidae
  • Vietnamese: nhện nhảy — spiders of the family Salticidae