hexapod
noun
hexa·pod
| \ ˈhek-sə-ˌpäd
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Definition of hexapod
(Entry 1 of 2)
hexapod
adjectiveDefinition of hexapod (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: six-footed
2
: of or relating to insects
Examples of hexapod in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
For the most part, the critters eat insects and collembolans, a soft-bodied hexapod. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Spiders Eat Up to 800 Million Tons of Prey Each Year," 16 Mar. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
This was likely the trait that helped hexapod diversity take off; winged insects can zip away from predators and get at otherwise unreachable foods such as leaves and other insects. — Lucas Joel, Scientific American, "Mysterious Insect Fossil Gap Explained," 1 May 2018 But advances in the understanding of atmospheric oxygen levels are challenging that idea, explains Sandra Schachat, a paleoentomologist at Stanford University, who led a recent study that modeled the gas's availability during the hexapod gap. — Lucas Joel, Scientific American, "Mysterious Insect Fossil Gap Explained," 1 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hexapod.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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