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Hexapod
//ˈhɛk.sə.pɑd// adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having six feet, six-footed; belonging to the subphylum Hexapoda; hexapodous. not-comparable
Noun
- 1 Any organism, being or robot with six legs.
"My lips will be even more firmly sealed about the various suggestions put forward concerning the interpersonal relationships of Alpha Centauri, the hermaphrodite hexapod."
- 2 an animal having six feet wordnet
- 3 An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda.
- 4 An insect. dated
Etymology
Etymology 1
From hexa- + -pod, from Ancient Greek ἑξαποδ- (hexapod-), oblique stem of ἑξάπους (hexápous, “six-footed”), from ἑξα- (hexa-, “six”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
Etymology 2
From hexa- + -pod, from Ancient Greek ἑξαποδ- (hexapod-), oblique stem of ἑξάπους (hexápous, “six-footed”), from ἑξα- (hexa-, “six”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
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