hexapody

[ hek-sap-uh-dee ]

noun

, Prosody.

, plural hex·ap·o·dies.

1. a measure consisting of six feet.

hexapody

/ hɛkˈsæpədɪ; ˌhɛksəˈpɒdɪk /

noun

1. prosody a verse measure consisting of six metrical feet

Derived Forms

• hexapodic, adjective

Other Words From

• hex·a·pod·ic [hek-s, uh, -, pod, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hexapody¹

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