Hexapod
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɛk.sə.pɒd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hexapod is a noun meaning Any organism, being or robot with six legs.
Meaning
Any organism, being or robot with six legs.
More Meanings
- An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda.
- Having six feet, six-footed; belonging to the subphylum Hexapoda; hexapodous.
- (dated) An insect.
Example Sentences
My lips will be even more firmly sealed about the various suggestions put forward concerning the interpersonal relationships of Alpha Centauri, the hermaphrodite hexapod.
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
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.
Word Forms
- hexapods
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include larva, insect, hexapodid, octopod, octopede, tetrapod.
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