Looking for the meaning of the word HEXAPOD in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of HEXAPOD with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Hexapod
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Greek hexapous, hexapod-, from hex ‘six’ + pous ‘foot’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɛksəpɒd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a six-legged arthropod belonging to the class Hexapoda
Short Definition:insect
Examples:- researchers noted that hexapods and crustaceans shared a different set of important morphological characters
- the oldest known land animal is a hexapod found in Scotland, dated at 405 million years
Definition:
a six-legged robot
Short Definition:six-legged robot
Examples:- each of the hexapod's legs are equipped with pressure sensors which allow the bot to respond to its terrain
In Word Games
Scramble Word Scores
Words with Friends
✅ Available
Score: 20
SOWPODS
✅ Available
Score: 20
OTCWL
✅ Available
Score: 20
