hexapod

[hek-suh-pod]

noun

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

adjective

having six feet.

Origin of hexapod

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

Related formshex·ap·o·dous

[hek-sap-uh-duh s] /hɛkˈsæp ə dəs/, adjective

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Historical Examples of hexapod

In this case the Hexapod Insects might be spoken of as the Flies.
The History of Creation, Vol. II (of 2)
Ernst Haeckel
From these there develop after about seven days, the hexapod larv.
Handbook of Medical Entomology
William Albert Riley
The history of the development of the head has been carefully worked out in the Hexapod insects.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6
Various
Subcortical; hexapod; antenn obsolete: body much depressed, with the last segment elongate, terminating in three or more mucros.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)
William Kirby
Herbivorous; hexapod; antenniferous, with long antenn: body shortish, compressed, saltatorious.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)
William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for hexapod

hexapod

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for hexapod

1660s (n.); 1856 (adj.), from Greek hex "six" (see six) + pod, from Greek pod-, stem of pous "foot" (see foot).