hexapod

American  

[hek-suh-pod] / ˈhɛk səˌpɒd /

noun

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

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adjective

1. having six feet.

hexapod British  

/ ˈhɛksəˌpɒd /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• hexapodous
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of hexapod

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

Example Sentences

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hexapod

This six-legged hexapod walking machine was thought to be the first computer-controlled walking machine designed to carry humans.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

Probably no hexapod, however, has more interested entomologists than Platypsyllus castoris Ritsema, a parasite of the beaver.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. by Various

Heymons believes that the “dorsal organ” in the embryos of the lower Arthropoda corresponds with the region invaginated to form the serosa of the hexapod embryo.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

Taken in connexion with the likeness of the young among the more generalized orders to the adults, it indicates clearly a thysanuroid starting-point for the evolution of the hexapod orders.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

Another approved insecticide for scale insects is resin wash, which acts in two ways: first, corroding the soft scales, and second, fixing the harder scales to stop the egress of the hexapod larvae.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various