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hexapod
[ hek-suh-pod ]
noun
- a six-legged arthropod of the class Insecta (formerly Hexapoda); an insect.
adjective
- having six feet.
hexapod
/ ˈhɛksəˌpɒd /
noun
- any arthropod of the class Hexapoda (or Insecta ); an insect
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Other Words From
- hex·ap·o·dous [hek-, sap, -, uh, -d, uh, s], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Subcortical; hexapod; antenn obsolete: body much depressed, with the last segment elongate, terminating in three or more mucros.
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Herbivorous; hexapod; antenniferous, with long antenn: body shortish, compressed, saltatorious.
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Carnivorous; hexapod; antenniferous: with a shortish oblong depressed body, and distinct thoracic shield.
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The male only is winged; the female is very like an apodal larva, the larva being an active hexapod.
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Commonly, the larv on hatching from the egg, possess but three pairs of legs, and hence are called hexapod larv.
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