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flexagon

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flex⋅a⋅gon

  [flek-suh-gon]
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–noun
a three-dimensional figure having polygonal faces that is constructed from a folded sheet of paper in such a way that different faces are exposed when the figure is flexed along its folds.
Origin:
flex 1 + -agon (as in hexagon, pentagon, etc.)
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flex·a·gon   (flěk'sə-gŏn')   
n.  A folded paper construction that can be flexed along its folds to reveal and conceal its faces alternately.

[Blend of flex + hexagon.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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