hexapody

American

[hek-sap-uh-dee] / hɛkˈsæp ə di /

noun

Prosody.

a measure consisting of six feet.

hexapody British

/ hɛkˈsæpədɪ, ˌhɛksəˈpɒdɪk /

noun

prosody a verse measure consisting of six metrical feet

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Derived Forms

hexapodic

adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

hexapodies

plural

Etymology

Origin of hexapody

1835–45; < Greek hexapod- ( see hexapod) + -y ³

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