jumping spider

noun

: any of a family (Salticidae) of small spiders that stalk and leap upon their prey

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Trimming vegetation near windows or doors to keep jumping spiders out of your house is also a viable option. — Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024 Hess, who posts under the handle @mini_robomuppets, owns about a dozen jumping spiders, and each has a distinct personality. — Alina Hartounian, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025 Emma Whalen That last picture is a photo of a baby jumping spider, not Patu digua (from a totally different family of spiders). — IEEE Spectrum, 26 July 2022 And some research suggests that regular bouts of eye movement coupled with limb twitching indicate that at least jumping spiders undergo an REM-like sleep state. — Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for jumping spider

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First Known Use

1736, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of jumping spider was in 1736

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“Jumping spider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jumping%20spider. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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