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hexapod definition

hexa·pod (hek′sə päd′)

noun

insect (sense )

Etymology: < Gr hexapous (gen. hexapodos): see hexa- & -pod

adjective

having six legs, as a true insect
also hexapodous hex·ap′o·dous (-sap′ə des)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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