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hex⋅a⋅pod

[hek-suh-pod]
–noun
1. a six-legged arthropod of the class Insecta (formerly Hexapoda); an insect.
–adjective
2. having six feet.

Origin:
1660–70; < Gk hexapod- (s. of hexápous) six-footed. See hexa-, -pod


hex⋅ap⋅o⋅dous [hek-sap-uh-duhs] , adjective
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hex·a·pod   (hěk'sə-pŏd')   
n.  A six-legged arthropod of the class Insecta (formerly Hexapoda); an insect.
adj.  
  1. Of or belonging to the class Insecta.

  2. Having six legs or feet.


[From New Latin Hexapoda, class name : Greek hexa-, hexa- + New Latin -poda, -pod.]
hex·ap'o·dous (hěk-sāp'ə-dəs) adj.
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