Word Study
hexapod
CIDE DICTIONARY
hexapod, a. [Gr. , , sixfooted; "e`x six + , , foot: cf. F. hexapode.].
Having six feet. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hexapod, n. & adj.
--n. any arthropod with six legs; an insect.
--adj. having six legs.
--n. any arthropod with six legs; an insect.
--adj. having six legs.
Etymology
Gk hexapous, hexapod- (as HEXA-, pous pod- foot)
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