hexapod

[hek-suh-pod]

noun

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

adjective

having six feet.

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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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Examples from the Web for hexapod

The fat-body is therefore the seat of important metabolic processes in the hexapod body.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4|Various
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
Carnivorous; hexapod; antenniferous: with a shortish oblong depressed body, and distinct thoracic shield.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby

In spite of the high mortality of the hexapod tribes, they flourish like the green bay-tree.
Jungle Folk|Douglas Dewar

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

hexapod

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