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hexapod
[ hek-suh-pod ]
/ ˈhɛk səˌpɒd /
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noun
a six-legged arthropod of the class Insecta (formerly Hexapoda); an insect.
adjective
having six feet.
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OTHER WORDS FROM hexapod
hex·ap·o·dous [hek-sap-uh-duhs], /hɛkˈsæp ə dəs/, adjectiveWords nearby hexapod
hexanitrate, hexanoic acid, hexapartite, hexapla, hexaploid, hexapod, hexapody, hexarchy, hexastich, hexastichon, hexastyle
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British Dictionary definitions for hexapod
hexapod
/ (ˈhɛksəˌpɒd) /
noun
any arthropod of the class Hexapoda (or Insecta); an insect
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