hexapod
Americannoun
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of hexapod
1660–70; < Greek hexapod- (stem of hexápous ) six-footed. See hexa-, -pod
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This six-legged hexapod walking machine was thought to be the first computer-controlled walking machine designed to carry humans.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
Herbivorous hexapod larvæ, with fleshy, cylindrical bodies, somewhat curved, so that they lie on their side.
From On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects by Lubbock, John, Sir
Another approved insecticide for scale insects is resin wash, which acts in two ways: first, corroding the soft scales, and second, fixing the harder scales to stop the egress of the hexapod larvae.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
Nature of Primitive Hexapoda.—Two divergent views have been held as to the nature of the original hexapod stock.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
His momentary feeling of astonishment, however, gave way to his eagerness to follow up the hexapod, and he continued burrowing like a ferret.
From Dick Sands, the Boy Captain by Frewer, Ellen E.
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