hexapod

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UK/ˈhɛk.sə.pɒd/US/ˈhɛk.sə.pɑd/

noun

Any organism, being or robot with six legs.

OriginAncient Greek ἑξαποδ- →
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Meanings

nounhexapod (plural hexapods)

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
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    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

    These concepts are applied to a robotic hexapod, which, through the use of compliant microspines on its feet, is capable of climbing hard vertical textured surfaces, such as stucco

    2007, Gaurav Suhas Sukhatme, Stefan Schaal, Wolfram Burgard, editors, Robotics: Science and Systems II, page 97
  2. An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda.
  3. datedAn insect.
adjectivehexapod (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving six feet, six-footed; belonging to the subphylum Hexapoda; hexapodous.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hexapodan

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἑξαποδ-
  2. Englishhexapod

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

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Translations

Catalan hexàpode, hexàpode
  • hexàpodeorganism or being with six legs
  • hexàpodearthropod with six feet
Finnish kuusijalkainen, kuusijalkainen
  • kuusijalkainenorganism or being with six legs
  • kuusijalkainenarthropod with six feet
German Sechsfüßler, Sechsfüßler
  • Sechsfüßlerorganism or being with six legs
  • Sechsfüßlerarthropod with six feet
Hindi षटपाद
  • षटपाद (ṣaṭpād)arthropod with six feet
Latin sexipēs, hexapūs
  • sexipēsorganism or being with six legs
  • hexapūsarthropod with six feet
Polish sześcionóg, sześcionóg
  • sześcionógorganism or being with six legs
  • sześcionógarthropod with six feet
Russian шестиногий
  • шестиногий (šestinogij)organism or being with six legs
Spanish hexápodo, hexápodo
  • hexápodoorganism or being with six legs
  • hexápodoarthropod with six feet
Swedish sexbening, sexfoting
  • sexbeningorganism or being with six legs
  • sexfotingarthropod with six feet
Tamil அறுகாலி
  • அறுகாலி (aṟukāli)organism or being with six legs
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