hexapod

[ hek-suh-pod ]

noun
  1. a six-legged arthropod of the class Insecta (formerly Hexapoda); an insect.

adjective
  1. having six feet.

Origin of hexapod

1
1660–70; <Greek hexapod- (stem of hexápous) six-footed. See hexa-, -pod

Other words from hexapod

  • hex·ap·o·dous [hek-sap-uh-duhs], /hɛkˈsæp ə dəs/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for hexapod

hexapod

/ (ˈhɛksəˌpɒd) /


noun
  1. any arthropod of the class Hexapoda (or Insecta); an insect

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