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six-legged

six-legged adjective: having six legs.

Adjective

six-legged (not comparable)

  1. Having six legs.
    Synonyms:
    hexapodal

Synonyms of six-legged

Forms of six-legged

alternative formsixlegged

Origin of six-legged

From six + legged.

Questions about six-legged

What does six-legged mean?
Six-legged means having six legs.
What part of speech is six-legged?
Six-legged is an adjective.

Words near six-legged in the dictionary

  1. six-footers
  2. six-gun
  3. six-guns
  4. six-holed keyhole urchin
  5. six-hundredth
  6. six-legged
  7. six-leggedness
  8. six-lined racerunner
  9. six-lined racerunners
  10. six-man football
  11. six-month club

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