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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Origin of hexapod

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

OTHER WORDS FROM hexapod

hex·ap·o·dous

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

Words nearby hexapod

hexanitrate, hexanoic acid, hexapartite, hexapla, hexaploid, hexapod, hexapody, hexarchy, hexastich, hexastichon, hexastyle

How to use hexapod in a sentence

That makes them six-legged hexapods and more like insects than other mammals, Bunting explains.
How do you build a centaur?|Bethany Brookshire|February 10, 2021|Science News For Students
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
Carnivorous; hexapod; antenniferous: with a shortish oblong depressed body, and distinct thoracic shield.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby

The male only is winged; the female is very like an apodal larva, the larva being an active hexapod.
The Insect World|Louis Figuier
Commonly, the larv on hatching from the egg, possess but three pairs of legs, and hence are called hexapod larv.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley

British Dictionary definitions for hexapod

hexapod

/ (ˈhɛksəˌpɒd) /

noun

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

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