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hexapod

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈhɛk.sə.pɒd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈhɛk.sə.pɑd/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having six feet, six-footed; belonging to the subphylum Hexapoda; hexapodous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any organism, being or robot with six legs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

An insect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

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5

noun

Meaning 5

an animal having six feet

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: hexàpode — organism or being with six legs
  • Finnish: kuusijalkainen — organism or being with six legs
  • German: Sechsfüßler — organism or being with six legs
  • Kazakh: алтыаяқты (altyaäqty) — organism or being with six legs
  • Latin: sexipēs — organism or being with six legs
  • Polish: sześcionóg — organism or being with six legs
  • Russian: шестиногий (šestinogij) — organism or being with six legs
  • Spanish: hexápodo — organism or being with six legs
  • Swedish: sexbening — organism or being with six legs
  • Tamil: அறுகாலி (aṟukāli) — organism or being with six legs
  • Catalan: hexàpode — arthropod with six feet
  • Finnish: kuusijalkainen — arthropod with six feet
  • German: Sechsfüßler — arthropod with six feet
  • Hindi: षटपाद (ṣaṭpād) — arthropod with six feet
  • Kazakh: алтыаяқты (altyaäqty) — arthropod with six feet
  • Latin: hexapūs — arthropod with six feet
  • Malayalam: ഷഡ്പദം (ṣaḍpadaṁ) — arthropod with six feet
  • Polish: sześcionóg — arthropod with six feet
  • Spanish: hexápodo — arthropod with six feet
  • Swedish: sexfoting — arthropod with six feet