hexapod (redirected from Hexapod (disambiguation))

hex·a·pod  (hks-pd)

n.

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

adj.

1. Of or belonging to the class Insecta.

2. Having six legs or feet.

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[From New Latin Hexapoda, class name : Greek hexa-, hexa- + New Latin -poda, -pod.]

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hex·apo·dous (hk-sp-ds) adj.

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hexapod [ˈhɛksəˌpɒd]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any arthropod of the class Hexapoda (or Insecta); an insect

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hexapod - an animal having six feet animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement