hexapod

[ hek-suh-pod ]

noun

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

adjective

1. having six feet.

hexapod

/ ˈhɛksəˌpɒd /

noun

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

Other Words From

• hex·ap·o·dous [hek-, sap, -, uh, -d, uh, s], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hexapod¹

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

Example Sentences

That makes them six-legged hexapods and more like insects than other mammals, Bunting explains.

From Science News For Students

Subcortical; hexapod; antenn obsolete: body much depressed, with the last segment elongate, terminating in three or more mucros.

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Herbivorous; hexapod; antenniferous, with long antenn: body shortish, compressed, saltatorious.

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Carnivorous; hexapod; antenniferous: with a shortish oblong depressed body, and distinct thoracic shield.

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The male only is winged; the female is very like an apodal larva, the larva being an active hexapod.

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Commonly, the larv on hatching from the egg, possess but three pairs of legs, and hence are called hexapod larv.

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