hexapod

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any organism, being or robot with six legs.
  2. An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda.
  3. An insect.
adj
  1. Having six feet, six-footed; belonging to the subphylum Hexapoda; hexapodous.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛk.sə.pɒd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hexapod.wav /ˈhɛk.sə.pɑd/

Word forms

hexapod hexapods

Etymology

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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