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hexapody

[ hek-sap-uh-dee ]
/ hɛkˈsæp ə di /

noun, plural hex·ap·o·dies.Prosody.

a measure consisting of six feet.

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Origin of hexapody

1835–45; <Greek hexapod- (see hexapod) + -y3

OTHER WORDS FROM hexapody

hex·a·pod·ic [hek-suh-pod-ik], /ˌhɛk səˈpɒd ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby hexapody

hexanoic acid, hexapartite, hexapla, hexaploid, hexapod, hexapody, hexarchy, hexastich, hexastichon, hexastyle, hexasyllable
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British Dictionary definitions for hexapody

hexapody
/ (hɛkˈsæpədɪ) /

noun plural -dies

prosody a verse measure consisting of six metrical feet

Derived forms of hexapody

hexapodic (ˌhɛksəˈpɒdɪk), adjective
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