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hexapod

/ˈhɛk.sə.pɒd/US/ˈhɛk.sə.pɑd/

hexapod noun: any organism, being or robot with six legs.

Noun

hexapod (plural hexapods)

  1. Any organism, being or robot with six legs.
    • My lips will be even more firmly sealed about the various suggestions put forward concerning the interpersonal relationships of Alpha Centauri, the hermaphrodite hexapod.1983, Jean-Marc Lofficier, The Doctor Who Programme Guide, volume 2, page 8
    • The bizarre hexapods did indeed feed upon those unfortunate creatures who had been caught and killed by the flames. But the striped carnivores were not scavengers; They were hunters.2000, Alan Dean Foster, A Triumph of Souls
  2. An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda.
  3. (dated) An insect.

Adjective

hexapod (not comparable)

  1. Having six feet, six-footed; belonging to the subphylum Hexapoda; hexapodous.

hexapod meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam

hexapod in Hindi

arthropod with six feet
षटपाद ṣaṭpād

hexapod in Tamil

organism or being with six legs
அறுகாலி aṟukāli

hexapod in Malayalam

arthropod with six feet
ഷഡ്പദം ṣaḍpadaṁ

Forms of hexapod

pluralhexapods

Origin of hexapod

From hexa- + -pod, from Ancient Greek ἑξαποδ- (hexapod-), oblique stem of ἑξάπους (hexápous, “six-footed”), from ἑξα- (hexa-, “six”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).

Words formed from hexapod

Questions about hexapod

What does hexapod mean?
Hexapod means any organism, being or robot with six legs.
What is hexapod in Hindi?
Hexapod in Hindi is षटपाद (ṣaṭpād). See Hexapod meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is hexapod?
Hexapod can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce hexapod?
Hexapod is pronounced /ˈhɛk.sə.pɒd/ (UK).
What is the plural of hexapod?
The plural of hexapod is hexapods.

Words near hexapod in the dictionary

  1. hexaploid
  2. hexaploidisation
  3. hexaploidization
  4. hexaploids
  5. hexaploidy
  6. hexapod
  7. hexapodal
  8. hexapodan
  9. hexapodans
  10. hexapodic
  11. hexapodid

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