hexapodal

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adjective

Having six legs.

Similar
hexapodoussix-legged
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek ποδός (podós) ← English hexa- →
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Meanings

adjectivehexapodal (comparative more hexapodal, superlative most hexapodal)

comparative more hexapodal · superlative most hexapodal

  1. Having six legs.

    Synonyms: hexapodous, six-legged

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving six legs.

Similar
hexapodoussix-legged
Also see
hexapodoussix-legged

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  9. Ancient Greekπούς (poús)
  10. Ancient Greekποδός (podós)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishhexapodal

From hexa- + -podal.

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APA

hexapodal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexapodal

MLA

“hexapodal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexapodal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexapodal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexapodal.

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